The Government underlined its determination to raise standards in the early years workforce with the launch of the £350m Graduate Leader Fund (GLF) to create graduate leadership within the sector.
The fund, which came into effect in April, is focused solely on private, voluntary and independent (PVI) settings. It initially runs for three years, but to address concerns about sustainability, ministers have given an in-principle commitment to make funds available until 2015.
It is rare for funding commitments to be made so far in advance. It demonstrates the importance the Government is placing on its drive to have a graduate leader in every setting by 2015 and two in post in provisions in the most deprived areas.
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