Level 3 staff welfare requirement

[TORO]

HI all,

 

 

I was reading the the welfare requirement last night and it states that there must be a staff with level 3 in each age room, can you employ someone with level 2, and studying for level 3, i have a staff in the pre-school with level 2 and presently studying for level 3, well going to as soon as she is signed up forms has been sent, what do you think OFSTED will say to that.

 

Thanks

[Rea]

Years ago Ofsted accepted a 'working towards' but I'm pretty sure they changed it.

[hali]

I agree with Rea think you would have to ask Ofsted

[flowlow]

sorry to say but we were told the same thing it used to be 'working towards' and then they changed it!!! silly really as I have in the past and do now have level 2's who are amazingly capable and were told they were level 3 standard already when they were training!!!

[TORO]

Thanks for the replies you are right Johanna, the Level 2 is more capable than the level 3 i would have swapped to the pre-school so annoying just for the sake of a piece of paper. But where is it written that working towards is not acceptable now., which document the Welfare Requirement, can't find it?

 

Thanks