qualification to be regulated by Ofqual.
Montessori may be on the respectable alternatives list when it comes to childcare, but it has remained conspicuously separate from the mainstream in terms of qualifications. Its international diploma was awarded by the Montessori exam board, which was not on a national qualification framework. But it has drawn a line in the sand with its latest Level 3 course. The Diploma in Montessori Pedagogy - Birth to Seven (Early Years Educator) is the organisation's first qualification to be regulated by Ofqual.
As director of studies for Montessori Centre International (MCI) Penny Johns explains, Montessori practitioners would have been unable to practice and be counted in ratios in the future without a qualification that carried the Early Years Educator (EYE) stamp. This allows professionals to study in Montessori and then offer their skills to non-Montessori settings, potentially spreading the practice. 'Its really important we can offer a qualification that keeps Montessori practice going and moves along with national changes,' she says.
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