Further provisions about assessment arrangements4

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 F1Qualifications 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.