The new Level 3 Early Years Educator (EYE) standard - recently approved by the Institute of Apprenticeships - has been developed over the past two years by a trailblazer group led by Busy Bees and BB Training, and other childcare providers including Darcy Bunnie Nursery, Little Cupcakes, Hollies Day Nursery, Blossom Day Nursery, Cheeky Monkeys, The Learning Tree, Shapes Day Nursery, Holmes Park Day Nursery and First Quest Day Nursery.
Busy Bees say the standard's indicators of knowledge portray the current vision of early years, providing a very child-centred approach. With the inspection framework changing, the focus is on the key person's understanding of the child's development, rather than what the results are saying.
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