Setting out the Liberal Democrats’ plans, schools minister David Laws said, ‘Many passionate people ask why they should teach in the early years when they receive proper pay and qualified teacher status only for teaching in primary education.
‘In the next Parliament, we will ensure that Early Years Teachers can secure qualified teacher status and we will promote this standard across the sector.
‘By 2020, every early years setting should aim to employ at least one person who holds qualified teacher status.’
Mr Laws, who was speaking to the Centre Forum think-tank, also revealed that an aim of the Liberal Democrats is to significantly increase pay in the early years sector, starting with staff working in settings serving areas of high disadvantage.
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