DIVIDED AND RULED
I am a childminder in a deprived area. I work with my husband and have one full-time member of staff. I also employ one part-time assistant for supply cover. Our setting is large, with 23 part-time children in the EYFS and another 18 children aged between six and 14 years old.
I am in my third year of taking the Early Years Foundation Degree and I intend to do my BA and gain Early Years Professional Status. However, the Government's initiative to have every early years setting led by a graduate does not appear to apply to childminders.
Staff in nurseries and children's centres are able to access the Graduate Leader Fund, which pays for supply cover, equipment and course fees. Childminders cannot access it.
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