Representatives of the early years sector came together at a conference in London last week to discuss the best way forward following the closure of the Early Years National Training Organisation earlier this year. Rosemary Murphy, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, warned that a decision would have to be made 'in the very near future' on whether the early years should bid for its own Sector Skills Council or form a partnership with another bidder. But Richard Dorrance, chief executive of the Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education, said he thought such time pressures could force the sector into making a decision it would not necessarily have reached otherwise, and that it could have negative repercussions in the future. See both the special report on page 10 and the feature on page 11 of Training Today.
Representatives of the early years sector came together at a conference in London last week to discuss the best way forward following the closure of the Early Years National Training Organisation earlier this year. Rosemary Murphy, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, warned that a decision would have to be made 'in the very near future' on whether the early years should bid for its own Sector Skills Council or form a partnership with another bidder. But Richard Dorrance, chief executive of the Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education, said he thought such time pressures could force the sector into making a decision it would not necessarily have reached otherwise, and that it could have negative repercussions in the future. See both the special report on page 10 and the feature on page 11 of Training Today.
