Mature students: A big step

By Maureen Smith, Nursery World, 22 May 2002

In the first of a two-part series, Maureen Smith says today's mature students can look forward to plenty of help and moral support

In the first of a two-part series, Maureen Smith says today's mature students can look forward to plenty of help and moral support A look at the DfES Childcare Workforce Surveys 2001 quickly dispels the notion that childcarers are poorly qualified and very young. The picture that emerges is one of a mature workforce studying hard to upgrade their qualifications. One- third of nursery staff are aged 24 to 39 with another fifth aged 40 or over,...

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