A new initiative is training early years practitioners to recognise and advise parents on their learning needs, says the Basic Skills Agency
The key role that can be played by early years professionals as intermediaries and mentors for parents and carers has been recognised by Step in to Learning, a national training and development programme.
The initiative, developed on behalf of the Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit, Sure Start Unit, the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Work and Pensions by the Basic Skills Agency and its partners, is aiming to equip nursery staff with the knowledge and skills to identify parents and carers with literacy, numeracy or language needs. They can then recommend parents and carers to local learning opportunities.
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