The Green party is proposing to extend the education system to provide a free, universal and flexible system of good-quality early education for children from birth to seven, the age at which education would be made compulsory for children.
More details of how the political party would achieve this are set out in its manifesto, launched today.
The document states that settings delivering this high-quality care would include local education services run by local education authorities, infant schools and Sure Start children’s centres, too many of which the Green party says have closed as a result of austerity.
Settings would be led by qualified teachers with qualified teacher status (QTS), and with ‘specialist knowledge’ of early years education. All other staff would be required to have a Level 3 qualification. Parents would also be encouraged to participate in helping to run services.
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