It is little short of outrageous that Steiner and Montessori training may be "invalid" once the new Level 3 diploma comes into force (CYP Now, 8-21 March).
The irony is that these training methods, which variously include at their core the personal, experiential and artistic development of the teacher, arguably prepare practitioners for age-appropriate teaching far more effectively than do the more programmatic and procedure-dominated mainstream trainings fashioned around delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.
It would be totally unacceptable if the very kind of training that prepares practitioners most effectively for working with young children were to be ruled invalid in this way.
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