The Department for Education and Skills has funded the National Day Nurseries Association to facilitate the review of the standards at levels 2, 3 and 4 for early years care and education. The first period of consultation, from last September to December, surveyed the existing standards and qualifications struc- tures, canvassed the views of practitioners and organisations through 12 focus groups across the UK, and conducted telephone interviews with 100 other organisations and practitioners.
Responses have shown that many practitioners felt the term 'early years'
did not adequately describe what they do and may restrict the type of work they can do in the future. Practitioners have been asked in a questionnaire whether they support the proposed new title of 'National Occupational Standards for Children and Families'.
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