§ Lord Northbourneasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether Early Years Managers from the private sector will be eligible to take the new qualification in managing integrated centres (the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Leadership) when it is rolled out. [HL4852]
§ Lord FilkinAll sectors, including the private sector, are invited to apply for the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership.
Eligibility criteria to the programme in priority order are initially for designated DfES children centres and those children centres given DfES approval to proceed with the intention of becoming children's centres by 2006.