Nursery World - Nursery Management: Qualifications: Level 3

The new Early Years Educator qualifications will be available from
this September, but what courses will be on offer? Karen Faux
reports.

The Government's proposals for new Level 3 qualifications were clearly set out in 2013's More Great Childcare report, which was a response to Cathy Nutbrown's review of qualifications in the preceding year.

It outlined that from 2014 onwards all those wanting to train at Level 3 would need to take an Early Years Educator (EYE) course, and that 'only qualifications which meet rigorous criteria set by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) will earn the Early Years Educator title'.

Since then, awarding bodies such as CACHE and City & Guilds have been working hard to develop new awards ready for this September.

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