New Oftsed rules mean the schemes must be registered and have fullyqualified staff to take in children under eight years old. This wouldexclude temporary staff with a basic play qualification, such asstudents on holiday. A number of play professionals have branded thefull qualifications unnecessary.
"Most people working on playschemes are full-time university studentsand don't want to do a full qualification," said Shelly Newstead,founder of play training provider Common Threads.
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