EPI has published new research (with support from the Nuffield Foundation), which looked at the impact of recent Government interventions on the qualification levels of the early years workforce.
Existing evidence is clear that having a highly qualified workforce can have a positive, lasting effect on children’s outcomes, particularly those from disadvantaged families. But, as previous research has shown, the workforce in England is low-qualified, low-paid and qualification levels and career progression are on a downward trend.
So, our latest research sought to identify whether specific Government policies have had any discernible impact on this problem. We looked at four major interventions in the past 15 years: the Graduate Leader Fund, the introduction of minimum GCSE grades for workers; the expansion of the two-year-old entitlement; and the expansion of the three- and four-year-old entitlement.
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