The DfE told the group that the slow rate of progress with the standard put the group in an unsustainable position.
The employer-led group, including the Pre-school Learning Alliance, the National Day Nurseries Association, Tops Day Nurseries, Kids Allowed, Bertram Nursery Group and the Co-operative Childcare, submitted a proposal for GCSE equivalences to be allowed in November 2015 after sector-wide consultation and amid a growing recruitment crisis.
The group said that it had received no formal response, although the DfE launched a consultation on Level 3 qualification requirements in November 2016, the findings of which have not yet been released. The Government has insisted that only GCSE English and Maths could be in the standard, despite holding the consultation on whether equivalents should be accepted in response to pressure from early years employers struggling to find enough Level 3 staff.
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