The changes are part of wider sector qualification initiatives intended to boost workforce quality alongside the ongoing expansion of the funded childcare entitlement, set for full rollout later this year.
By September 2025, working parents will be able to claim 30 hours of government-funded childcare a week for children aged nine months up to their child starting school.
Government guidance on the EBR states: "While early years providers can start assessing people through the experience-based route from 3 March, it will not be possible for anyone to be included in the staff:child ratios at level 3 through this route until at least September 2025."
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