Qualified nursery teachers will be offered £4,500 bonuses to work in 10 deprived communities under a new scheme to boost early years outcomes. Fewer than one in 10 nursery staff currently hold a graduate teaching qualification – yet evidence shows that the more highly qualified the staff, the better the outcomes for children. The incentive scheme, first announced last July, has gone live for qualified nursery teachers in Sandwell, Middlesbrough, Tameside, Rochdale, Bolton, Hartlepool, Rotherham,