DfE, Early years

Early years qualification rules relaxed amid recruitment crisis

Managers will be able to count staff with level 2 qualifications as level 3 in staff-to-child ratios

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Early years

How a new government’s early years plans will affect further education

Early years and further education are inter-dependent sectors, and failure to value one would be a failure to value...

JL Dutaut
Michael Freeston
Early years

Nursery staff-to-child qualification tweaks spark criticism

The government hopes to boost nursery capacity by letting managers count experienced level 2 qualified staff as level 3

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor