Following feedback from nurseries, childminders and other early years settings, the Children's Workforce Development Council has updated and improved its Qualifications Audit Tool.
This was launched in August 2009 as a way to help all registered settings store staff information, record their qualifications and training, and ensure continuing professional development needs are being met. Despite some initial concerns about who could view the data and how it might be used, the tool has steadily gained uptake since then.
Currently 7,000 settings and 130 local authorities in England are registered to use it and benefit from its interactive capabilities. A priority in the refresh was to ensure that childminders and home-based childcarers can take control of their own professional progress and be part of wider workforce development.
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