Until all professionals truly value and respect their colleagues, these ridiculous comments will continue to be made.
I have ten pre-five workers (nursery nurses) who are responsible for the observation, assessment, planning, recording and evaluating of the needs of all children who attend our centre. We certainly do not have a teacher who does an 'incredible amount of paperwork'. Every one of my staff works as a team, and paperwork is part and parcel of our everyday practice.
It is now not a legal requirement within nursery school, classes or centres to have a teacher employed. As a head of centre, I certainly do not believe I am reducing the quality of care and education of any child who attends my provision because there is no teacher.
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