1. Early Years Training & mental health
Sir Paul Ennals
CWDC Chair
4th Nov 2011

2. Early Years Training & mental health
What has changed in recent years?
Today’s challenges
Next Steps

3. What’s changed in recent years?
Understanding of brain development
Including -9 months
Approach to parenting support
Recent rediscovery of early intervention
Creation of children’s centres
Expansion of workforce & quals

4. Today’s challenges (1) Budgets Focus on most vulnerable families
Changes to children’s centres
Performance related pay
Approaches to restructuring
Localism
Focus on most vulnerable families
Impact of health reforms on early years support
Who will commission services?
What will happen to health visitors?

5. Early Years qualification review
Context
Rise in workforce & quals
Low pay
EYFS review & simplification
Challenges
Economics
Leadership after CWDC
15 hours offer

6. Review – key issues Content of early years courses
Coordinated suite of qualifications
…that promote progression & flexibility
…and integrated working
Quality assurance of qualifications
Respond to Education.gov.uk/consultations

7. Next Steps Don’t lose integrated working Keep focus on qualifications
Benefits for C&F
…and for workforce
…and employers
Keep focus on qualifications
Best indicator of outcomes
..and raises status of EY work
Increase focus on most vulnerable families