The Government has been forced into making concessions on its new national standards for staff qualifications in daycare settings in England.
The U-turn was revealed by Margaret Hodge at a Kids' Clubs Network conference in London last Friday, and followed a campaign last autumn by Nursery World to 'Stop the drop in standards' and by the National Day Nurseries Association. The employment and equal opportunities minister said, 'We listened carefully to your representations and I'm really pleased to be able to announce today that we have been able to take on board what you have said and we have raised the standard which we expect to be the minimum.
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