Nursery World - Nursery Management: Editor's view (4)

What with the overhaul of the sector's qualifications structure, the extension of the free entitlement and further work on the single funding formula, nursery managers are braced for a year in which change will finally happen.

One of the biggest concerns is how changes to qualifications andtraining will affect staffing levels, pay and recruitment. In our leadfeature, we gauge opinion on whether the proposal to have allpractitioners qualified to Level 3 by 2015 is either desirable orachievable. Meanwhile, the quality of the superseding Level 3 Childrenand Young People's Workforce Diploma is being questioned, with fears ofa further 'dumbing down' (pages 4-6).

This year's review of the EYFS is expected to reflect a consensus infavour, albeit with some concerns.

Apart from reservations about some of the early learning goals, mostmanagers identify a need for more training to bring EYFS delivery up toscratch (pages 15-16). It seems all roads lead back to training.

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