However, practice has changed a lot since the early 1980s and people who qualified before the Children Act's introduction must be able to demonstrate that they have kept their professional competencies up to date by taking training courses. There is no need for someone to re-take their qualification, but they do have to undertake training in child protection theory, knowledge of the Foundation Stage, curriculum planning, and special educational needs and be able to show they have done so.
Richard Dorrance
Chief executive, Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education
(CACHE)
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