If you have been keeping up-to-date with the latest info coming out of the government you will know that their new bright idea is to let us take on more children... which will apparently allow us to charge less!
Julian Grenier - a very well respected early years educator - has stepped into the debate, looking at it from the point of view of the children.
He is clear that children deserve low ratios because this helps them to thrive - and he has lots of international studies to back up his case.
You might find his blog interesting
Inside the secret garden: Elizabeth Truss and nursery ratios: why there is no case for change
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11-01-2013, 01:29 PM #1
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Possibility of increasing ratios
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Just read it on fb.
The question is will they listen
When someone tells you nothing is impossible, tell them to go slam a revolving door
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what a well written article. i do hope that the powers that be read all these excellent articles about the idea of increasing ratios.
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