TRAINING STANDARDS
I trained as an NNEB in the early 1970s at Southwark College, sponsored by the Inner London Education Authority. I did my placements at nursery schools and reception classes.
I am now a nursery manager and although looking at retirement, I am extremely concerned in respect of the quality and training for childcare practitioners. When interviewing for a Level 3, the candidate was asked about the Early Years Foundation Stage and I was told that they had covered the foundation stage but 'skimmed over it'. Mentoring early years foundation degree students, I am told that they are covering child development and the childcare theorists which they did not cover when completing their NVQ.
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