PROFESSIONAL EQUALS
Five years ago I had a letter printed in Nursery World giving the view that, although the Foundation Stage had been introduced, it had not resulted in an even playing field for those of us working in the non-maintained sector.
We now have the Early Years Foundation Stage and Letters and Sounds Phase 1. At last we have guidance for a curriculum based on the individual development 'story' of each child, and an acknowledgement of the vital importance of communication from birth for emotional and language development.
However, the gap in pay and conditions between those working in the maintained and in the non-maintained sectors of early years care and education has never been wider, or more glaringly obvious.
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