The Department for Education (DfE) is planning to make changes to the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) / Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP), and is piloting the reforms in 25 schools, selected to be a representative mix of all schools, prior to a full national public consultation. The autumn term Leaders and Managers Early Years Network meetings on Friday 9^th November am/pm will give EY leads the opportunity to discuss the draft changes. The draft Early Learning Goals should not limit the wide variety of rich experiences that are crucial to child development. They are for end of year summative best–fit assessment judgements. The revised ELGs will come into effect in 2020 – 2021.

Updated Early Education and Childcare: LA Statutory Guidance and the Operational Guidance. The DfE has updated both documents which will take effect from 1^st September 2018 – link below

Please also see links below for further guidance.

Please find below the link to invite you to attend an Early Years event with Gill Jones HMI, Deputy Director of Early Education at Ofsted. Gill will be talking about future publications and themes that have been identified during Ofsted’s inspection of early years. It is also an opportunity to reflect alongside colleagues from Worcestershire.

From 2019 there will be a change to the nursery admissions process. Nursery process will be met in part by the council for 2019 admissions after which it will pass wholly to schools. For full details of the review and supporting paperwork, please see information attached below.