The Department for Education (DfE) says it is ‘making good progress’ on the commitments outlined in its Early Years Workforce Strategy, with work currently under way on the SEND qualification.
Speaking at a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Childcare and Early Education earlier this month, the DfE’s director of early years and childcare Michelle Dyson cited the consultation on the Level 2 qualification launched in December, which has yet to receive many responses, and the development of the Level 3 apprenticeship standards by the trailblazer group.
However, a number of commitments in the strategy have not been met or have been delayed. They include a review of the Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) routes, which was meant to take place last year, and a report from the ‘task and finish group’ of early years sector stakeholders on the factors influencing the number of men in children and possible solutions to increase this, due at the end of last year. The group, which met for the first time in November 2017, will now present its findings to the DfE in April.
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