Early Years Foundation Stage Sector Engagement Service

1. The EYFS sets the statutory requirements and standards that all early years providers must meet for children aged 0-5 and are held to account on by Ofsted. The reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) will become statutory from September 2021 and will impact all early years providers in England, including primary schools with reception provision. We have allowed c.3000 primary schools the opportunity to become early adopter schools and implement the reforms one year early from September 2020 on a voluntary basis.

The Department for Education is running a tender opportunity for the provision the services of a strategic stakeholder engagement partner that will assist in the successfully delivery of the following aims and objectives of early years education and care:

• a)supporting the sector in understanding and meeting the requirements of the EYFS reforms.

sharing information and evidence on child development, and effective practice in early education

Additional information:

This contract will be for 10 months. The Department retain the option at its sole discretion to extend this by up to an additional 12 months.

This open tender competition is being run via the DfE's e-procurement portal, Jaggaer. Links to the site and related guidance can be found via the above link.