The Government's proposal that half the staff in all daycare settings should be qualified to NVQ2 level - rather than NVQ3, as is already the case in many local authorities - has been roundly condemned by organisations representing inspectors of both the educational and care aspects of early years provision.
Under the proposals for the national care standards, which will form the basis for inspection when responsibility transfers from local authorities to Ofsted's Early Years Directorate in September 2001, the qualified half of the staff could be working towards achieving NVQ2 within a fixed time, rather than having already reached that standard - and the rest need not have or be working towards any qualification whatsoever. NVQ2 is suitable for those in a supervised role, whereas NVQ3 is appropriate for those who work unsupervised.
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