In the first of a two-part series, Maureen Smith says today's mature students can look forward to plenty of help and moral support
A look at the DfES Childcare Workforce Surveys 2001 quickly dispels the notion that childcarers are poorly qualified and very young. The picture that emerges is one of a mature workforce studying hard to upgrade their qualifications. One- third of nursery staff are aged 24 to 39 with another fifth aged 40 or over, while a quarter of nursery managers, one-third of supervisors and two- thirds of other nursery staff are currently studying to improve their qualifications.
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