Does this vary in LEAs
the foundation degree student here get their course funded from this or a grant of up to 1000.00 to the setting for costs of cover etc. most have the fees paid./

as said other grants from this are for full day care not sessions so to employ a graduate they will get funding for 3 yrs towards wage but not after that,, so question arises for how they will pay the additional wage after that.

we too are sessional all day so open 2 sessions a day with lunch club , cannot change to full day care as no toilet for staff separate to the one children use (what do they think we do now hang on all day!!)

Have found though that other training we can access has been readily available free, and occasionally able to claim for cover costs too, which can help and means we can get paid for the training hours we do for a change!

Our worry is that we are being treated as second class and undervalued for the work done at little and often no wage. how can they believe that top class childcare come at a bargain price.:soapbox: