Traditionally, early years teachers have worked in maintained nursery schools and classes, and in what used to be called infant classes, now reception and Key Stage 1. Independent schools often employ nursery or kindergarten teachers, although Montessori and Steiner teachers are not trained for as long as people with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). A Froebel teacher has extra training beyond what is required for QTS, and many teachers obtain a Masters degree after further study.
In Scotland, nursery teaching was seen as a specialism which required an additional year of training, and in London, a generation ago, secondary teachers who wanted to work with the youngest children were required to undertake a year's conversion course.
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