With the continuous changes in childcare qualifications and the demand for graduate managers, I am concerned we will end up with no-one left working in the sector.
Having owned a nursery for ten years, I have interviewed many nursery nurses, and have seen the quality of candidates drop dramatically. Many newly-qualifieds have no idea about the most recent standards, inspection frameworks, Birth to Three Matters or the Foundation Stage. On top of this they have learned nothing that I learned years ago, such as how to form letters correctly, how to present children's work and wall displays, or how to read a story to a group of children while keeping their attention and then asking the appropriate questions.
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