Background from Department for Education (DfE)
The government is providing a package of workforce training, qualifications and support and guidance for the early years sector to help address the impact of the pandemic on the youngest and most disadvantaged children.
- practitioners
- leaders
- settings, including private, voluntary, independent organisations, childminders, school based nurseries and maintained nursery schools
Training
- Professional Development Programme – phase 3: communication and language, early mathematics and personal, social and emotional development
- child development
- Early Years Child Development Training How to enrol
Qualifications
- a new national professional qualification in early years leadership: leadership of settings
- graduate-level specialist training leading to early years teacher status
- SENCo qualification early years level 3: accredited level 3 early years SENCO qualification
Support and guidance to all early years settings through:
- DfE Early Years Coaches and Mentors expert coaches and mentors
- stronger practice hubs
DfE Childminder Mentor programme
- COVID-19 Recovery Childminders | Hempsalls
- DfE Childminder Mentor programme poster
- DfE Childminder Mentor programme information
- Application form