Editor's view

There is general agreement that more training and higher qualifications in the early years sector will result in higher quality of care and education. And some early years figures have long argued that we should work towards a graduate-level profession. This week, Nursery World's Special Report (p10-11) looks at what effect doing an early childhood studies degree has on the careers of those who graduate from the course. It is interesting that expansion under the National Childcare Strategy has led to wider opportunities for graduates that would not previously have existed. But having an ECS degree seems to do nothing...