One Workforce London Childcare Providers’ Forum 23 rd June 2009

1. One Workforce London Childcare Providers’ Forum 23rd June 2009 Thom Crabbe National Programme Manager Early Years

2. Click to edit Master title style Children’s Workforce Development Council Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level • To create a world class workforce for children, young people and families • Ensuring best training, qualification, support and advice to everyone working with children • Ensure the child is at the centre of services by working better together • An influential voice for employers and the workforce • Sector Skills Council and workforce reform roles 2

3. Click to edit Master title style Principles for workforce development Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level • Appropriate standards and qualifications • Graduate-led practice and minimum level 3 • Continuing Professional Development • Integrated working and common core • Improving career prospects and pathways 3

4. One Children’s Workforce Tool shared identity, purpose and vision common values and language behaviours focused on positive outcomes for children and young people integrated working practices high quality, appropriately trained workforce complementary roles focused around children and young people capacity to deliver and keep children safe outcomes focus

5. Click to edit Master title style Early Years Vision Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level A confident and competent early years workforce, which reflects the communities it serves and where individuals feel part of a community of professionals, whose practice is enriched by recognised, high quality learning and development, professional support and practitioner networks. 5

6. What together we have achieved so far 3,100 have attained EYPS 2,014 are in training But there is further to go

7. EYPs in London

8. CWDC is defining a full and relevant level 3 for the children’s workforce with an Early Years pathway

9. Establishing Level 3 Qualifications List New Level 3 on the QCF Qualifications Audit Tool CPD

10. What we have done so far • Reviewed the Early Years and Playwork Database of Qualifications • Established the new Qualifications List for those delivering the EYFS • Established training and development pathways for practitioners whose qualifications are not on the new list

11. What we are doing now • Communicating to the sector about the Qualifications List • Developing; • Workforce Qualifications Audit Tool • Setting regulations chart • Early Years qualifications funding map

12. Level 3 • Do you know which settings will not meet regulatory requirements in Sept 2009? • What are you doing to support them? Will the Qualifications Audit tool work for you? • What are the challenges and opportunities of moving to a minimum Level 3 by 2015? • What should CWDC bear in mind when developing the new Level 3 qualification for the children’s workforce with an EY pathway?

13. Early Years Programme 2009/10 • Continuing with EYPS • Continuing with Level 3 • Setting owner leader managers • Home-based childcare in disadvantaged areas • Realising the benefits

14. Click to edit Master title style Realising the benefits “evidence tells us that a high skilled workforce is the most powerful driver of quality” 2020 Workforce Strategy Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level • Building understanding and recognition • - practitioners and employers • Wider understanding of what good quality early years services are • Needs to be as common place as it is common sense 14

15. Click to edit Master title style Thank you for listening Click to edit Master text styles • Second level • Third level • Fourth level • Fifth level • Register for the EYPS National Event at www.green-gagelive.com/event/eypsevent09 • E-mail thom.crabbe@cwdcouncil.org.uk • London Childcare Providers Forum • in title box please 15