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Sector invited to contribute to Level 3 Early Years Educator review

The review of the Early Years Educator (EYE) qualification has opened for feedback from the sector and parents.
The NCFE has launched two surveys asking for feedback from the sector and parents on the current Level 3 EYE and how it could be improved PHOTO NCFE
The NCFE has launched two surveys asking for feedback from the sector and parents on the current Level 3 EYE and how it could be improved PHOTO NCFE

Commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) and undertaken by education charity NCFE, the aim of the review of the Level 3 qualification is to improve the quality of provision, support practitioners and address the impact of Covid-19 on young children.

To achieve this, the NCFE has launched two separate surveys, one for the sector including childcare staff, local authorities, academics and training providers, and another for parents, inviting feedback on how the EYE qualification, including the criteria underpinning it, could be improved.

Among the questions, the survey for the early years sector asks whether respondents would like to remove anything from the current Level 3 criteria or whether any additional areas should be included in the qualification such as - equity, equality and diversity, theoretical approaches to early years education and how to recognise and work with children with SEND.

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