The Hertfordshire consortium's early years sector-endorsed foundation degree, aimed at practitioners working with under-eights in a variety of settings, accounts for around one in ten of the 1,000 or so childcare workers currently undertaking foundation degrees across England. The consortium includes West Hertfordshire College, Oaklands College, North Hertfordshire College and Hertford Regional College. The course is academic but incorporates work-based assessments, and students will qualify as senior practitioners on completion.
During her visit last week to West Hertfordshire College's Dacorum campus in Hemel Hempstead, Baroness Ashton told students and teachers, 'The Government is providing resources to stimulate a professional labour market that can deliver high-quality children's services that parents can rely on and that will give children a better start in life. Partnerships such as this will help us recruit and train more skilled early years practitioners.'
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