The qualification, which has been developed by the DfES and SPRITO and should be available from September, is aimed at those practitioners without the necessary qualifications or whose qualifications were gained prior to the Children Act 1989.
Explaining the rationale behind the award, a DfES spokeswoman said, 'We are aware that many settings do not have sufficient people with the required qualifications for their job role, despite the fact that they often have substantial experience.'
The Government is anxious to speed up the process of qualification for those with relevant experience - it could take just 12 weeks - as there could be up to 20,000 people who need to achieve a level 3 to meet the daycare standards.
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