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Nursery staff ¿do not have basic literacy and numeracy skills¿

March 24th, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

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    More qualifications needed to look after animals than children, says review

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Daily Mail Reporter


PUBLISHED:

07:14 EST, 24 March 2012

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08:44 EST, 24 March 2012

Literacy and numeracy skills are important in supporting the development of babies and young children, says report

Literacy and numeracy skills are important in supporting the development of babies and young children, says Prof Nutbrown

Nursery staff and childminders are able to work at pre-school groups without basic literacy or numeracy skills, according to a new report.

Colleges demand more qualifications for students training to look after animals than for those who will care for babies, says a government-commissioned review.

Professor Cathy Nutbrown, an expert in early childhood education from Sheffield University, conducted the research and discovered that there was no requirement to demonstrate competence in English and mathematics.

She said that these skills were important in supporting the development of babies and young children, as well as communicating with parents.

Professor Nutbrown found that although there are ‘examples of excellence’, there remained ‘substantial concerns’ about the quality of training.

Despite the importance of early education in children’s development, she concluded that the work was seen as ‘low status, low paid, and low skilled’.

She wrote: ‘The hair or care stereotype still exists for many considering a course in the early years; yet many other sectors have raised their expectations in relation to enrolment.

‘It must be a cause for concern that early years courses are often the easiest to enrol on and the courses that the students with the poorest academic records are sometimes steered towards.’

The Nutbrown Review quoted Dr Celia Greenway, from the University of Birmingham, who said: ‘For too long early years work has been perceived as an alternative to hairdressing and a suitable route for those who fail in school.’

The Unison union said: ‘By allowing non-qualified people to work in childcare settings we undermine the status of the qualified workforce. In nearly all professions, staff can only be employed if they are qualified.

‘This should be the case in early education and childcare.’

Helen Perkins of Solihull College told the report that students must achieve a higher level of qualifications on their courses for animal care than child care.

‘Nobody demands the same level of qualification before you can be left alone with a baby,’ she said.

Meanwhile Professor Nutbrown expressed concern that some learning centres ‘push students through a course’ even if they are not suited to a career in pre-school groups in a bid to achieve high completion rates.

She considered the introduction of a licence for nursery staff, but conceded it was unclear which organisation would manage such a scheme or how it could be funded.

Her interim report was published last week, and she will make her final recommendations in the summer.

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Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said: ‘It is
worrying that instead of tackling this issue head-on, the Government seems to
want to bury the recommendations of this report.

‘Parents of young children will be concerned if their
childminders or nursery workers do not have sufficient skills.

‘The worry is that the Government’s plans to reduce
standards and regulations could make the situation worse.

‘Professor Nutbrown’s review is an important piece of
work and we look forward to seeing her final recommendations in June.’

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My son who had just turned four at the time had to correct his nursery teacher over the pronunciation of the title of a book he was reading. She really struggled with her grammar too, the mistakes she made in his report were shocking. I don’t think some of the brighter children are well catered for at all, the nursery staff don’t seem to know what to do with them.

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Nursery nurses are also some of the lowest paid people in the country, yet their work is very important. pay them and other care workers a decent wage.

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To all those you ask why childminders need decent qualifications in English and maths, may I just say; I use to be friends with this girl who never bother at school. Her mother had her labelled ‘dyslexic’. Now at 22 this girl still hides behind this. She cannot tell the difference between ‘here’ and ‘hear’. She can barely count her wages. Do parents really want someone like this in charge of their child? I went to school with her, all she was interested in was boys (especially meeting those on the internet) and creating a band with some pupils and teachers. Because of her ignorance I am no longer friends with her.

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In Northern Ireland, you MUST have a dog licence to own a dog. It is an offence not to.

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,m really talking about parents who have the CHOICE to stay home with their child but CHOOSE to go out to work leaving their child in FULL TIME child care. There is NO excuse for this, no matter what way you look at it. I have no objection with parents who put their children into a nursery school for a few afternoons a week to prepare them for starting school. – Heather, Canada, 25/3/2012 4:40
It’s the educational model. Uniform. An aberration of nature. I suppose it could be worse. Although I haven’t thought about how… Perhaps demons incarnating instead of just riding the host.

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I pay a ridiculous amount of money to send my daughter to nursery. The owners live in another country cashing in and the poor girls who work there get paid a pittance. Pay them the right money then you can ask them to be more qualified.

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My 3 year olds sons childminder often misspells words on letters and takes a little longer than I would to add up bills etc- and I couldn’t care less. My childminder is amazing, and reinforces everything that I teach him at home- and this is more than enough. It’s not about academic qualifications, and never should be with nursery age children. It’s about passion and understanding and the ability to answer the questions children ask.

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They also get paid minimum wage but are expected to provide a holistic education to each child, risk assess every single thing they want to do, complete development records, plan activities, complete evidence files, work with parents and other professionals and the million other day to day duties in their job description.
If they want better nursery workers they need to offer a better wage!!!

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I,m really talking about parents who have the CHOICE to stay home with their child but CHOOSE to go out to work leaving their child in FULL TIME child care. There is NO excuse for this, no matter what way you look at it. I have no objection with parents who put their children into a nursery school for a few afternoons a week to prepare them for starting school.
– Heather, Canada, 25/3/2012 4:40 Don’t see how you can think and feel and understand the destiny of everybody else. What’s wrong with saying I personally would not put my child into full time care. Understanding your position, circumstances, preferences, karma and destiny like no one else you are entitled to make a judgement about your own life. What actually qualifies you to stand in judgement of everyone else? And dictate the terms on which they lead their life with no knowledge information or wisdom whatsoever. That child has chosen those parents as the best for them to live out their lives.

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I am an assessor in health social care work with the child care assessors too. ALL apprentices in child care and care have to do at least level 1 in maths and English. It is compulsory. This is a misleading article. My daughter is also in full time nursery (I have no choice to work) the carers are fantastic. She is thriving there.

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