Nursery World - Physical Development: Fit for purpose

Nursery World spoke to physical development expert Carol Archer about what needs to change within the current EYFS framework to encourage a more research-based approach to children’s physical development. By Charlotte Goddard

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What needs to change within the current EYFS with regards to Physical Development (PD)?

The Government needs to talk to experts in the field. If we are looking at children being ready for school, for example, we need them to be physically ready, in terms of posture, balance and co-ordination. This means infants should have tummy time, crawling, rolling over, pulling up to standing, then doing more vigorous and challenging movements. We know all this is how children become physically ready for a more formal classroom.

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