They liken the EYFS and Ofsted to -
'a scandalous state of affairs ... bears more resemblance to an East European communist state than it does a modern Western democracy.'
Do you remember the childminder from Warrington who took on Ofsted over the learning and development requirements of the EYFS in the early days of the EYFS??
They are referring back to that and saying that the EYFS is 'quasi-formal learning' which is 'compromising young children’s well-being'
Ok fair enough some of us might have some concerns about the ELGs of the EYFS ... but childminders do not deal with those anyway they are for schools!!
We are about play and I think they have completely failed to recognise the value of the EYFS in ensuring children's play is of a high quality across all early years provisions.
From what I am reading they are using the childminder deregulation issue to have a go at the government, the EYFS and Ofsted. It's not about us at all
I will be very interested to hear what Penny makes of it all. I am sure we can come up with a suitable reply
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