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New experience-based route for unqualified early years staff to launch next month

Unqualified early years staff working in settings will be able to undertake the new experience-based route to count in ratios at Level 3 from next month.
Early years qualifications for those aged 24 and over are available for free from 1 April
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The Department for Education (DfE) has released further detail on the new experience-based route for early years staff following a consultation with the sector last spring. A response to the consultation has now been published.

Plans for the qualification, which is optional for providers and aims to recognise the ‘valuable experience and skills’ of practitioners who do not hold full and relevant qualifications, were first announced in May 2023.

The newly published guidance for providers, staff and schools provides more detail on the new experience-based route including the eligibility criteria and requirements.

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