Is this statement true or false? It is important that childcare practitioners are fully aware of current policies, frameworks and influences on the early years, and match their practice to the required standards.

Is this statement true or false? Research indicates that early childhood education and care can have a positive effect on children’s educational, cognitive, behavioural and social outcomes, in both the short and long term, if it is of high quality.

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A is a framework for setting out the aims of a programme of education, including the knowledge and skills to be gained at each stage (intent); for translating that over time into a structure and narrative, within an institutional context (implementation); and for evaluating what and understanding children have gained against expectations (impact). The curriculum lies at the heart of . It determines what learners will know and be able to go on to do by the time they have finished that stage of their education.