Special report: Conservative Conference 2009 - Tory fringe debates focus on the quality of services

13 October 2009 6 mins read Early Years Education Health Social Care Youth Justice Youth Work

Fringe events at the conference in Manchester looked at Tory plans to rid children and young people's services of bureaucracy and to boost the quality of education and family life. CYP Now brings you some of the highlights

Early years

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) came in for considerable flak from the Conservative front bench during a couple of fringe debates. Shadow schools minister Nick Gibb said the EYFS typified the "bureaucratic approach to education that we oppose" and "we've got to get rid of that kind of approach", raising doubts as to whether the EYFS would survive under a Tory government.

Megan Pacey, chief executive of Early Education, said: "I'd be very concerned if the Conservatives did abandon EYFS. We surveyed our members and the large majority of early years professionals feel EYFS has given them the landscape to meet the needs of children."

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