The Children's Workforce Development Council is supporting the awarding body Edexcel in the development of a new Level 3 qualification for younger learners.
The DfE has published the revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework to incorporate the new Level 3 qualification requirements and first aid regulations.
Early years apprenticeships have been a much-needed boost as the new Level 3 standard has now been submitted.
Training providers say they have lost faith in the Government to deliver the Level 3 apprenticeship standard – which has still not been produced five years after work on it started.
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