Nursery World - Joint vision

Early years professionals involved in the creation of children's centres have told the Government what they want. Here Sue Owen summarises their views We need a skilled and more stable workforce, in sufficient numbers, led and deployed effectively around the needs of children and young people.' This is the vision set out in the Government's consultation document for the Children's Workforce Strategy. It marks an important step towards a new culture of joined-up working, along with an attempt to grapple with many of the key issues within the sector, such as the balance between graduates and non-graduates in the workforce and the need for a qualifications framework.

We need a skilled and more stable workforce, in sufficient numbers, led and deployed effectively around the needs of children and young people.' This is the vision set out in the Government's consultation document for the Children's Workforce Strategy. It marks an important step towards a new culture of joined-up working, along with an attempt to grapple with many of the key issues within the sector, such as the balance between graduates and non-graduates in the workforce and the need for a qualifications framework.

These are some of the questions raised in a report earlier this summer by the National Children's Bureau's Early Childhood Unit. Defining and developing an integrated workforce in children's centres draws on a 12-month project that began in April 2004 to support the work of the Sure Start Unit. It compiles the views of 300 people involved in the development of children's centres, gathered from consultation events held in the nine Government office regions, and reveals important concerns and recommendations from early years workers.

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