Early Years Qualifications and Ratios

This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Interim Senior EYFS Advisory Teacher, Karen Loft on behalf of the DfE. This is for the attention of all Early Years settings.

All Early Years providers working with children from birth to 5 years old must follow the regulations on Early Years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios. This is the number of qualified staff, at different qualification levels, an early years setting needs to have in order to meet the needs of all children at different stages of development and ensure their safety. These regulations are set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Statutory Framework.

The full article is available here.