Lead pedagogue Cathy Hughes said the authority was inspired by Denmark'ssocial pedagogues when looking at how to meet requirements for qualifiedteachers in centres. "We wanted it to be a holistic role and broaderthan delivering the maintained nursery teaching role," said Hughes.
The scheme started in September 2005 and there are now six pedagoguessupporting daycare services in centres. There will be nine pedagogues bySeptember this year. Most are qualified teachers with at least fiveyears' experience of working in early years. And they have had extratraining on Birth to Three Matters.
Their role includes leading on early years education, being a role modelfor staff, helping with planning, and linking in with other children'sprofessionals.
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