Professor John Siraj-Blatchford explains.
ICT in the home and in education continues to develop at an ever stronger pace and many practitioners may fear being left behind. But the good news is that most Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) practitioners could be considered to be 'ahead of the game'.
As well as developing a critical awareness of many of the products currently on offer, early years practitioners have also embraced the principles of the new 'computational thinking' curriculum at an early stage - thanks to programmable toys being specifically included by the QCA in its Early Learning Goals and Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage in 2000.
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