If it goes ahead, the proposal will mean that nursery nurses' pay will be calculated in the same way as teaching assistants and administrative staff in schools.
Nursery nurses and teachers held a protest meeting last week at Pynes Infant School and Nursery at Bideford with representatives from unions, including Unison.
Under plans currently out for consultation, the council wants to bring in a new job description of Early Years Assistant from 1 September for nursery nurses who are qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent, which has been evaluated by the council as 'JE grade C'.
Under the proposals, nursery nurses will no longer qualify to be paid during the school holidays but will have to take a paid 20- to 25-day allocation in that time.
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