It seems that concerns about the number of qualified early years staff has never been so rife. In March, EPI published new data analysis which showed a clear downward trend in the proportion of Level 3-qualified staff and highlighted the disparities in pay between staff in the PVI sector and those working in schools.
The inclusion of Education and Childcare as one of the first three T-Levels (equivalent to a Level 3 qualification) to be introduced in September 2020 might be considered as a positive step forward in meeting the recruitment and qualification challenge. However, the timetable for introducing T-Levels has long been considered a problem and perhaps overly ambitious.
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