This week, Nursery World's Special Report (p10-11) looks at what effect doing an early childhood studies degree has on the careers of those who graduate from the course. It is interesting that expansion under the National Childcare Strategy has led to wider opportunities for graduates that would not previously have existed. But having an ECS degree seems to do nothing for those who actually want to work with children. They do not receive more pay, and it is experience rather than qualifications that advances their careers. Some will become disillusioned if spending three years achieving a high-level qualification leaves them no further forward than joining straight from school, and the early years profession is likely to lose their skills.
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