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New DfE early years qualification online checking service

A new early years qualification checking service for nursery managers has been launched by the DfE to replace the existing qualifications spreadsheet.
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The aim of the service is to make it easier for managers and owners to check whether an employee or prospective employee’s UK qualifications are ‘full and relevant’ and whether they can count in ratios at Level 2, 3 or 6.

It is designed to replace the existing EYQL(Early Years Qualifications List) spreadsheet, which providers say can be difficult to navigate, does not always provide a definitive answer, and does not provide meaningful next steps when a qualification is found to be not ‘full and relevant’.

It follows calls to make the early years qualifications list simpler to understand.

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