The next steps in the drive to extend the skills of the early years workforce and forge it into a graduate-led profession have now been mapped out by the Government.
Building Brighter Futures: Next Steps for the Children's Workforce explains the Government's plans for the children's workforce and how it will meet the goal of the Children's Plan to make the UK the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up (see box).
Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, has set up an expert group from across the children's workforce to help develop a long-term strategy. It will report in the autumn.
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