The Government has this morning announced that Functional Skills will be reinstated as an alternative qualification for Level 3 Early Years Educators. The Save Our Early Years Campaign, led by […]
Global Parenting Expert Jo Frost Backs Save Our Early Years Campaign
Jo Frost, best known for the Supernanny TV show and Jo Frost Nanny on Tour, is calling for the Government to reinstate Functional Skills as an alternative qualification to GCSEs […]
An Open Letter to the Government from #SaveOurEarlyYears
Dear Sir, “There is now an overwhelming need for the catastrophic qualifications policy for early years staff to be scrapped – and for Functional Skills to be reinstated without further […]
Nursery schools blame government for shocking staffing crisis
Published in the Mirror: Nursery schools are facing a staffing crisis caused by the government’s “catastrophic” demand for new recruits to have good GCSEs in English and maths. And 25 […]
Reinstating Functional Skills is the only solution
Julie Hyde, the Associate Director of CACHE, the organisation leading the Save Our Early Years Campaign, said: “We are delighted that this consultation has received so many responses – demonstrating […]
Responding to the Department for Education consultation
Responding to the Department for Education consultation, Julie Hyde, Associate Director of CACHE, the organisation leading the Save Our Early Years Campaign, said: “We welcome the consultation launched today – […]
BBC NEWS: Nurseries at risk as staffing crisis hits, campaigners say
From the BBC News website: Nurseries in England are struggling to recruit qualified staff putting them at risk of closure, campaigners have said. Since 2014, the government has said key […]
#SaveOurEarlyYears on BBC Radio Northampton
Listen to Chief Executive of Acorn Childcare Zoe Raven, who owns 10 nurseries around the Northampton area, being interviewed about the #SaveOurEarlyYears campaign and the recruitment issues that she has […]
The seriousness of the current situation cannot be underestimated
When the Pre-school Learning Alliance pledged its support for the Save Our Early Years campaign back in April, few could have predicted the political upheaval that would ensue in the […]
This policy has to change – it is holding back quality
As key supporters of the Save Our Early Years Campaign, we are all too aware of the effect of current GCSE requirements. This, coupled with growing evidence from providers of […]