literacy and numeracy.
The literacy and numeracy levels of childcare practitioners have been hot topics for years. They have come to the fore again since the refocusing on qualifications and the Government's decision to make grade C English and maths an entry requirement for work-based EYE applicants.
Behind the debate over which qualifications to choose is the knowledge that qualification level of staff is clearly linked to children's development of crucial skills.
As Cathy Nutbrown stated in her landmark 2012 report, Foundations For Quality, 'better qualified teams ... offered a higher quality support for ... children developing communication, language and literacy skills and their reasoning, thinking and mathematical skills.'
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