All newly qualified level 2 and 3 early years practitioners will need to hold a Paediatric First Aid certificate in order to be included in ratios, the government has confirmed.
The government is set to review controversial early years qualification rules following widespread concerns its impact on recruitment in the early years, childcare minister Sam Gyimah has announced.
In its quarterly early years statistics, Ofsted has reported anÌýincrease in the number of early years providers rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’;Ìýan all-time high for the sector.
Last week the UK voted to leave the European Union, but the impact of this decision on the early years sector is as yet unclear, said Neil Leitch, Pre-school Learning Alliance chief executive.