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Who Needs Parents?
The Effects of Childcare and Early Education on
Children in Britain and the USA, by Patricia Morgan,
October 1996,
p 51 |
Because a centre's day has to be longer than the
normal working day to allow for parental commuting, the use of shifts
automatically doubles the number of people dealing with a child. Holidays,
sickness, in-service training and courses all increase the number of
strangers, who are 'filling in for the known caregivers who are already
filling in for parents'.
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Quality |
Who Needs Parents?
The Effects of Childcare and Early Education on
Children in Britain and the USA, by Patricia Morgan,
October 1996, p 52 |
In Britain, most workers in local authority and,
increasingly in nurseries have a Nursery Nurse Examination Board (NNEB)
qualification, a two-year course for which there are no entrance
requirements. Most students start this at 16 and qualify at 18. It is within
easy reach of low ability girls.
...Most childminders* have no training at all, although an increasing number
of local authorities offer short courses.
However, this is superior to the situation in other parts of the European
Union where, despite all the claims about the fabulous childcare on tap
(there) it is uncommon for staff to have any qualifications at all.
*Childminder- British term referring to
a person, usually a woman, whose job is to take care of other people's
children in her own home.
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Quality |
Who Needs Parents?
The Effects of Childcare and Early Education on
Children in Britain and the USA, by Patricia Morgan,
October 1996, p 52 |
(In Britain) Private nurseries (daycares) must be
registered and are inspected (infrequently) by local authority social
services departments. These set their own standards guided by
recommendations in the Children Act 1989.
Complaints that local authorities have been taking the (child/staff ratio)
recommendations to heart and impeding the growth of childcare have resulted
in central government requesting that these be interpreted more flexibly (in
effect, taken less seriously) and supervised more lightly.
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