2.11.1. Early Years Qualifications
2.11.1.1. Raise the quality of early years provision and ensure that every formal early year's setting employs at least one person who holds an Early Years Teacher qualification.
2.11.1.2. Working with organisations like Tech First, we will recruit more staff with Early Years Qualified status and extend full Qualified Teacher status, terms and conditions to those who are properly trained.
2.11.2. Early Years Funding
2.11.2.1. Increase our Early Years Pupil Premium - which gives Early Years Centres extra money to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
2.11.3. Early Years Structure
2.11.3.1. Continue to support Local Authorities in providing Children's Centres, especially in areas of high need, encouraging integration with other community services like health visitors and in particular reviewing the support and advice for parents on child nutrition and breastfeeding.
2.11.3.2. Improve the identification of Special Educational Needs and disability at the earliest possible stage, so targeted support can be provided and primary schools are better prepared for their intake of pupils.
2.11.3.3. Continue to work with the Education Endowment Foundation to establish a comprehensive evidence base on what works in teaching, including assessing play-based learning in early education and tackling the attainment gap.
2.11.4. Early Years Curriculum
2.11.3.3. Continue to work with the Education Endowment Foundation to establish a comprehensive evidence base on what works in teaching, including assessing play-based learning in early education and tackling the attainment gap.
2.11.4. Early Years Curriculum