Nursery World - Prove yourself

Can a Quality Assurance scheme make a difference for children and families? Christine Goldsack issues a challenge Many providers will be wondering whether it is worth their while undertaking a Quality Assurance (QA) scheme, particularly if they already have waiting lists and good Ofsted reports.

Many providers will be wondering whether it is worth their while undertaking a Quality Assurance (QA) scheme, particularly if they already have waiting lists and good Ofsted reports.

A good QA scheme, with Investors in Children (IiC) status, requires a great deal of time and commitment from staff and management as all staff need to be involved in it. Inevitably, this leads to increased costs, for the scheme itself and staff time.

Many local authorities have been subsidising these costs but may be less inclined to do so in the light of the recently published consultation document on the Childcare Bill.

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