There is a serious and imminent danger that state nursery schools will only be described in the past tense. Their significance and importance as the guardians of progressive, child-centred education is increasingly overlooked and ignored.
Some would argue that their time has passed and that nursery schools have been rightly succeeded by children's centres. But children's centres come in all shapes and sizes; some of the most successful have been grown from nursery schools, while others could derive enormous benefit from the model they provide.
The success of all children's centres will depend on the skills and training of their staff. There are not yet enough of these highly trained and qualified practitioners.
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