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Trainees count as nursery staff
By James Tweed,
Nursery World,
30 October 2003
Nursery operators may be allowed to count young trainees as up to half of their accredited staff, under an amendment in Ofsted's guidance to the Government's national standards for daycare in England. The amendment, published last month, states under 'Standard 2: Organisation, staff ratios and deployment', that 'if your trainees are 17 years or older, they may be included in staffing ratios, if you are satisfied that they are competent and responsible'.
Nursery operators may be allowed to count young trainees as up to half of their accredited staff, under an amendment in Ofsted's guidance to the Government's national standards...
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