'What is clear is that the quality of early years services is paramount in Next Steps,' he says. 'The focus is on graduate leadership and raising more practitioners to level 3, and CWDC has a clear remit to lead this drive.'
Proposals set out in Next Steps for Early Learning and Childcare - Building on the Ten-Year Strategy include considering making it a legal requirement for all full- daycare settings to have a graduate by 2015 and all early years staff to have a full and relevant qualification of at least level 3 by 2015. There is also a commitment to explore how to attract top graduates into the sector, drawing on the lessons learned from the Teach First programme in schools.
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