Nursery World - 9m for qualified pre-school staff

The number of qualified workers in pre-school education and childcare is likely to rise with an extra 9m funding from the Scottish Executive. The money will help the sector move towards meeting the aspiration for a fully qualified workforce set out in Scotland's new national care standards for early education and childcare. It will be distributed via local authorities, which will be free to determine how the resources can be best used to meet local workforce development needs.

The money will help the sector move towards meeting the aspiration for a fully qualified workforce set out in Scotland's new national care standards for early education and childcare. It will be distributed via local authorities, which will be free to determine how the resources can be best used to meet local workforce development needs.

However, ministers want the funding to be used for accredited qualifications and believe this will have a positive impact on the professional status of those entering or working in the sector. Local authorities' plans are supposed to take account of the need for investment in all areas of the childcare workforce, particularly those employed in private and voluntary childcare centres and childminders.

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