At present, as a workforce we are only just about recognised. Giving us a national pay scale such as teachers and firefighters have would put us on a different footing and give us much more clout when it comes to negotiating pay deals.
I also think training in the early years needs to be streamlined. If you want to train to be a teacher there is one main qualification. In nursery nursing we have the BTec, NVQs, the CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education, and at least one degree-level qualification, and there are also various levels within some of these qualifications. Instead there should be one structured qualification with a mandatory basic training, which then branches out to specialisms in the various fields.
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