CLAIRE leeds

Society, Health and Childhood (B&FC) | Year 3 | Degree: Early Childhood Studies BA Hons

Early Years Education or Prep School

In 2021 the Early Years sector will be having a new statutory framework rolled out. As a professional leader within the field it has highlighted some research for study, what are the changes, how will this be implemented and what will the effects be on Early Years holistically? The Early Years Alliance organisation argues that academic research shows that there is no current evidence that the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) needs to be updated (EYA, 2019).

The governmental review came after the Teaching Schools Council (TSC) led by Dame Keeble published a report on effectiveness of teaching and found that there were many differences between Year one and Reception and gave recommendations to align these two stages more formally (TSC, 2016). The Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) also completed a review, The Hundred Review, to support the governmental review of the Reception Year from an Early Years perspective (Pascal, Bertram et al, 2017).

The project being undertaken will further explore whether the new Early Years Framework will further divide Reception school from the pedagogy of Early Years and is promoting further schoolification. The project will also look at if the sector is ready to make the changes.

The research will look at current academic thinking, while the data collection use of questionnaires from varying provision will provide a basis for the analysis of the effects and readiness for the changes. The expected outcome of the research is to provide detailed information to answer the main aims of the question posed.

“The Big Divide: Is further schoolification of the new Early Years Statutory Framework affecting the pedagogy of Early Years and is the sector ready for the new changes?”

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CLAIRE leeds

Society, Health and Childhood (B&FC) | Year 3 | Degree: Early Childhood Studies BA Hons

Early Years Education or Prep School

My research has come from my passion as a professional leader in Early Years. I am the owner of The Kinderhouse Nursery in Lancashire. The new Early Years Foundation Stage 2020 is set to come into effect from Sept 2021. Piloting the new changes are reception teachers only. WHY not the 450,000 Early Years Practitioners? The Early Years practitioners work with children every day, like teachers, although there were no nurseries chosen to be part of the trial.

To play or not to

Schoolification of our Early Years

Standardised goals for all children

Learning through play

Leaders within the sector think that there is no current evidence or research to suggest that the framework needs to be changed. The changes are narrowing the Early Learning Goals which could mean that children are only being prepared for school, not the concept of Early Chidlhood.

The Teaching Schools Council gave recommendations for the Reception Class to be become more aligned with Year One in primary schools. This has led my research to look at the effects this will have on learning and development of our 0-5 year olds which include Reception children. Aligning them with more school readiness outocmes.

Read all about the changes here

play?

This is a video of a Q&A session regarding the New Development matters which is a document which offers a top-level view of how children develop and learn.

Is the Childcare Sector ready for change?

How will changes in the childcare sector affect children?

Questionnaire's have been sent to a selection of local nurseries and Reception schools across different types of provision such as private, public and disadvantaged areas.

The Story so Far

Early Findings

Early research has shown that both practitioners and managers ARE NOT ready to implement the new changes. Most practitioners do not know when their training will begin.

Early Years Alliance , 2019. Pascal C, et al, 2017. Teaching Schools Council, 2016. DfE, 2020.

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