Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 21
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Monitor staff:child ratio changes, reverse if quality suffers, and develop comparable staff qualifications.
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government’s controversial changes to staff:child ratios be closely monitored and reversed if quality and education outcomes are seen to suffer. If the Government’s goal is truly to “bring the UK in line with Scotland and comparable countries”, this change should be accompanied by a strong focus on developing staff qualifications to the comparable level in these countries. This should be supported by a larger piece of Government research to better determine the optimal mix of qualification in early years settings.
Paragraph Reference:
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗