It's time to recognise BAs in early childhood

Wednesday, August 1, 2001

I found Jane Akroyd's In my view, 'World-class qualification' (5 June), very interesting. In Australia, she states, the manager of a childcare centre is qualified with a BA in Early Childhood Education. There has been so much emphasis recently on the importance on having highly trained staff, qualified with NNEB, BTec or NVQ 3. But here in our country how often does a nursery nurse position - let alone a manager position - ask for a degree in Early Childhood Education?

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