This was the question repeatedly asked at an informal seminar recently held by the House of Commons Education Committee, a cross-party group of members of Parliament who keep a critical eye on Government policy.
They invited a range of experts from the early years world to discuss issues they wanted to understand more about.
The workforce question was repeatedly presented as a simple balance. Since there is only a limited pot of money, if qualifications go up with improved pay to match, then ratios have to change so that each practitioner is responsible for more children. So which is better, maintaining current ratios or raising qualifications?
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