The Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) Order 2007

Further provisions about assessment arrangements E+W

4.—(1) An English local authority must make provision to ensure the accuracy and consistency of the assessments M1 made by early years providers in their area.

(2) An English local authority must have regard to any guidance given by the [F1 Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency] in exercising their function under paragraph (1).

(3) An early years provider must permit any person authorised by an English local authority for the purposes of exercising their function under paragraph (1)—

(a) to enter the premises on which the early years provision is provided;

(b) to observe the implementation of the assessment arrangements; and

(c) to inspect, and take copies of, documents and other articles relating to EYFS profiles and assessment arrangements.

(4) In this article “EYFS profile” has the same meaning as in Section 2 of the Document M2 .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 4(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Parts 7 and 8 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/677), arts. 1, 18

Marginal Citations

M1 The arrangements required for assessing children's achievements in relation to the early learning goals are set out in paragraphs 2.19 to 2.26 in Section 2 of the Document.

M2 See in particular paragraph 2.21 of Section 2 of the Document.