I became involved in early years work via a similar route and am now employed in a role to support community pre-school groups. Roella's comments mirror the feelings I encounter from the pre-school staff I meet.
I have decided to explore this issue further as part of my dissertation for an MA in Early Childhood Education with the University of Sheffield, due for completion this September. I am still at the evidence-gathering stage and would be interested to hear from other community pre-school workers who are experiencing similar feelings, with their reflections on the disparities they perceive in their relationship to the private and maintained sectors within the profession. Are there issues of invisibility in the media, publications, textbooks and training or the now generally used terms such as teacher, school and classroom?
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