The revised Early Years Foundation Stage will form part of sweeping changes to services for families and young children, but the framework's original values and principles must remain if it is to deliver the Government's vision, argues Ann Langston.

As people return to work from holidays they will probably be curious to discover what changes the Government proposes for early years, what these will mean in practice and what role the Early Years Foundation Stage will play in future early years policy.

In the past six months we have seen a raft of published documents ranging across issues such as

All of them either make reference to, or focus specifically on, early years issues. These come from a range of Government offices and departments, including the

What is planned is a massive change in practice across services for children and families. These include:

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