On 31 March the Early Years NTO is closing down, along with the 72 other NTOs, because the Government wants to replace them with a smaller number of larger, more powerful Sector Skills Councils (SSCs). Not all sectors with NTOs will have SSCs, and some SSCs will cover a number of related sectors.
Five sectors were given trailblazer SSC status last December, but a bid submitted by the Council for Awards in Childcare and Education (CACHE), the parent body of the Early Years NTO, was rejected.
CACHE chief executive Richard Dorrance said it would carry out the Early Years NTO's basic functions, such as running the orientation programme and providing advice, for the time being. But he said he suspected the Government would not want CACHE to play a part in an SSC, which would be an employer-led organisation.
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