CYP Now - ‘Fundamental concerns’ emerge over early years training changes

A training provider has raised “fundamental concerns” over changes being proposed by the government around the career progression of early years staff.

Under the proposals staff already qualified at level 3 would be able to assess colleagues. Picture: Micromonkey/Adobe Stock

Under the proposals rules around level 3 eligibility will be relaxed too far, warns early years training company Realise.

Level 3 qualifications prepare learners to become early years educators, enabling them to work with children from birth to five years and gain knowledge of children aged five to seven years.

The new plans would mean staff working at nurseries for as little as six months would be able to make decisions over whether colleagues are eligible to be qualified at level 3.

In contrast the training provider says its assessors need at least three years experiences after they have passed their level 3 qualification to be able to assess other early years’ workers eligibility.

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