Some quality assurance schemes appear so rigid that early years practitioners feel they must tailor their practice to meet the tick-box requirements - but not Effective Early Learning (EEL) and Baby Effective Early Learning (BEEL).
The sister programmes devised by the Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC), Birmingham, support practitioners and settings on a quality journey of professional and organisational development.
EEL focuses on children aged three to six years and BEEL focuses on children from birth to three.
Maureen Saunders, EEL/BEEL programme manager at CREC says with both programmes, 'The framework for evaluation is rigorous but flexible and non-judgemental. The intention is to empower and develop practitioners, not to threaten or judge.'
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