This necessitates ramping up skills, knowledge, qualifications,retention and development of staff working with children across allsectors.
These plans are far-reaching and ambitious, not least because theGovernment expects that the changes can be delivered within existingresources. But what evidence is there to show how this will beachieved?
Let us look at early years services as an illustration. Historically,workers in this sector have been financially undervalued and lackedprofessional recognition. Early years also offers the greatest potentialreturn in terms of improved outcomes for children, and there is muchevidence to demonstrate the long-lasting benefits of qualityprovision.
The workforce strategy proposes a new skills framework for early yearsprofessionals to be implemented through the local authorities thatcommission services. However, a substantial proportion of early yearsservices are privately provided. How will the new measures beimplemented and monitored in private settings?
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