Report RE: Why bother achieving EYP status?

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by: Rachel

I am currently completing my Early Childhood Studies degree- for my dissertation I have chosen to explore the implementation of the Early Years Professional Status! I was very interested in your responses to the question and am enquiring as to whether I would be able to reference comments made?

I feel that experience is a key element of an effective practitioner- however to improve the support given to children in their early years we should be ensuring that practitioners are qualified to the highest standards- we would be appalled to discover that children at primary scholl were being taught by unqualified workers? Maybe the Government need to explore the process of achieving the status for very experienced practitioners but who do not have the neccessary degree? Hopefully EYP's will be rewarded financially in the future- this could be a worthwhile investment for the early years workforce?

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