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Early years education improvements planned in Wales | |
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Plans to develop a highly-skilled workforce to improve early years education are to be unveiled. | |
It is hoped it will help recognise the "vital role" of those educating and caring for children aged up to seven. | It is hoped it will help recognise the "vital role" of those educating and caring for children aged up to seven. |
Education Minister Huw Lewis said the Welsh government's draft 10-year plan would help support "raise the status" of early years carers. | |
Since 2008 children aged between three and seven have been educated through the play-based Foundation Phase. | Since 2008 children aged between three and seven have been educated through the play-based Foundation Phase. |
Reports into the effectiveness of the programme in May said that while it was having a positive impact on how children learned, it varied between schools and raised concerns about how well children were being prepared for exams later on in their education. | Reports into the effectiveness of the programme in May said that while it was having a positive impact on how children learned, it varied between schools and raised concerns about how well children were being prepared for exams later on in their education. |
'Highly regarded' | 'Highly regarded' |
The draft plan will go out to public consultation until 15 December and should be published next April. | The draft plan will go out to public consultation until 15 December and should be published next April. |
It would cover everyone who works with children in both state-run schools and nurseries and private childcare settings. | It would cover everyone who works with children in both state-run schools and nurseries and private childcare settings. |
The plan wants to see staff highly skilled and "highly regarded" in their career, who understand children's development, help all children to meet their potential and are bilingual. | The plan wants to see staff highly skilled and "highly regarded" in their career, who understand children's development, help all children to meet their potential and are bilingual. |
Mr Lewis is visiting a staff training session at Herbert Thompson Primary School in Cardiff to unveil the plan. | Mr Lewis is visiting a staff training session at Herbert Thompson Primary School in Cardiff to unveil the plan. |
He said: "The ages of 0-7 are a crucial time in every child's development. | He said: "The ages of 0-7 are a crucial time in every child's development. |
"It's important, therefore, that individuals like those I will meet today, that play such a key role in supporting children during these important years, receive the right level of support, are highly motivated and skilled and feel that they are valued. | "It's important, therefore, that individuals like those I will meet today, that play such a key role in supporting children during these important years, receive the right level of support, are highly motivated and skilled and feel that they are valued. |
"We're determined to raise the status of careers in early years, childcare and play to a level which better reflects the vital role these practitioners play in supporting children's development." | "We're determined to raise the status of careers in early years, childcare and play to a level which better reflects the vital role these practitioners play in supporting children's development." |
Some of the proposals include: | Some of the proposals include: |
Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said: "We owe it to our future generations to get this right. | Communities Minister Lesley Griffiths said: "We owe it to our future generations to get this right. |
"If we reach our goals we will improve the lives of young children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds." | "If we reach our goals we will improve the lives of young children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds." |
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