She advises childcarers to:
* Pick a scheme that covers the age range of children in your setting. 'We looked at a particular scheme which was focused on the over-threes, but our nursery runs from babies up to five. We realised, you can't go with a QA scheme that is only going to give half your nursery operation quality assurance. They were going to extend it, but I think you should go for a scheme that is totally tried and tested.'
* Ask for examples of nurseries that have done the scheme and speak to them. The QA team is trying to sell you a product.
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