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Analysis: Teachers in nursery units
Nursery World,
13 February 2008
Could putting qualified teachers in all nursery classes, and juggling other staff to accommodate it, result in throwing the baby out with the bathwater? Mary Evans investigates.
The requirement of the Early Years Foundation Stage to have qualified teachers in maintained nursery schools and classes is being seen by many as a mixed blessing. While early years specialists welcome the re-affirmation of the importance of having qualified teachers in nursery units, there are fears that in the scramble to comply with the introduction of the EYFS, the sector could lose countless experienced nursery nurses, and schools could exploit new loopholes...
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