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Standards unveiled for new early years qualifications

The long-awaited standards for Early Years Educators and Early Years Teachers have been published.

Early Years Educator qualifications will equip practitioners to provide 'purposeful play opportunities ' according to new standards published by the National College for Teaching and Leadership.

At the same time the Government also published the new standards for Early Years Teachers,  which it is hoped will raise the status of graduate practice. From September, Early Years Teacher trainees will have to meet the same entry criteria as classroom teachers.

In the Government’s accompanying response to the consultation on the Early Years Educator criteria it says that it recognises play is ‘vital’ . However, it also states ‘We have not amended the Early years Educator criteria to specifically include play. The criteria are designed to allow for a range of pedagogical approaches’.

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