Changes to the EYFS, including staff-to-child ratios in nurseries and clarifying how many children childminders can care for, are now set out in an updated version of the framework, which will come into force on 4 September.
The Department for Education has published the amendments to the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework (EYFS) and laid the changes before Parliament.
The DfE consulted on the changes last year, the most controversial of which are those around increasing the number of two-year-olds that staff in early years settings are legally allowed to care for.
On Budget day in March, the Government confirmed that it would plough ahead with the proposed changes to ratios, despite a widespread campaign against the plans and large opposition from parents and early years providers.
