by: delitots - 27-06-08 21:23
hi, c
an anyone answer my question or advice me where i can get the right information. i know that private day nurseries must have and EYPS by 2015, can anyone confirm if it is being brought in and when that minimum level of qualification is level 3. we are currently having a debate at work!
thank you to anyone in advance .
by: joshuajones
I don't think that there is a set date for L3 being minimum qualification, I think it just something that has been mooted about as a suggestion.
Lets face it, if minimum requirement was L3 it would have a tremendous impact on Private Nurseries as many rely on cheap labour in terms of unqualified and L2 staff. And what would these staff do, if they could not afford or were not able to complete a L3 ? What would the nurseries do with possibly losing half their staff because they don't meet the requirements ?
This goes back to the Government subsidising salaries in the PVI sector. Enforcing L3 minimum would not fit with the Governments plans for providing childcare.
There has never been a requirement fo all staff to be L3 qualified, before Ofsted took over it was 50% qualified to L3. I wouldn't hold your breath for this one.
by: Maestro
We only employ Level 3 staff as a minimum anyways, unfortunately it has a knock on effect of our fees being slightly higher than the rest of the area. There are still a lot of parents that make their final decision on price per week though.
by: cfckaren
As a county council that holds the funding for training we have set level 3 as out minimum level we will fund from sept 08. All new staff to the sector will be asked to undertake Induction modules before they can start a level 3 (the induction modules will replace our core knowledge training). We will also be asking to proof of GCSE english & maths or equivilant before we will give a grant for qualifications. All this ties in with the goverment aim for a graduate in full day care settings but this won't be the same in other counties.
Young new staff will still be able to access level 2's but this would be through apprenticeship's or train to gain.
