'Much Is Expected.' Educating the Educators--Why It Is Important for the Teachers of the Youngest Children to Be as Highly Educated as Those of Older Learners.

Challenges the assumption that early childhood educators need less education than those who teach older children. Argues for high levels of education and extended training for teachers of young children. Suggests that sufficient investment in the nurture and education of young children is necessary to meet the United Kingdom's goals for developing the human potential of its citizenry. (AC)