Staffordshire's Graduate Grants
The recent Tickell Report| recognises the importance of a highly qualified, graduate led workforce within the Early Years field. Staffordshire's Graduate Grants are intended to support the government's objective to have a graduate leader in Children's Centres by 2010 and in every private, voluntary and independent (PVI) full day-care setting by 2015.
Settings with staff training as graduates or an established Graduate Leader working towards the Early Years Professional (EYP) status, or qualified as an EYP, may apply for the funding to support the cost of continuing professional development or salary enhancement to assist in staff retention.
Staffordshire's Graduate Grants Leaflet| (Pdf, 154Kb)
For more information or advice on Staffordshire’s Graduate Grants please contact your Early Years Workforce Development Consultant|.
For queries regarding the administration of these grants please contact the Grants and Training Team on 01785 278215 or email sara.lewis@staffordshire.gov.uk|.
All new applications will see payments adjusted, based upon the date they were recevied. For furthe information on this please contact the Grants and Training Team.
Please return all monitoring forms to:
Grants and Training Team
Wedgwood Building
Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH
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