This month, learners will begin studying for a new early years Level 3 qualification designed to meet the requirements of the revised EYFS and the recommendations of the Nutbrown Review of staff qualifications.
Edexcel's BTEC in Children's Play, Learning and Development has been developed as a sector-specific award for staff working with the birth to eight age range, unlike the Level 3 Diploma in the Children's and Young People's Workforce (CYPW) which covers an age range of 0 - 19 but carries a suite of early years units.
The new award has been developed in close consultation with leading nursery chains and early years organisations to meet the needs of employers. One of those involved was Nicola Amies, director of early years at Bright Horizons, who describes the new qualification as 'The NNEB for the 21st Century'.
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