Report RE: Why bother achieving EYP status?

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by: cheekymonkey

oshua jones in response to yourpost about the eyp preschool supervisor. assuming we are talking about the same person and forum i feel the need to put my comments across. after speaking with this person through the forum swapping ideas thoughs and her giving me advice while i gain my eyps i disagree that "children will undoubtedly have a better learning experience from a knowledgeable, qualified, experienced Nursery Nurse"

while this person admitted she had "Little" (not no) experience with preschool she is in fact highly experiencd with under 3s and has successfully run her own unit for a number of years. in order to be validated as an EYP you have to PROVE you have a number of different skills including decsion making, communication, leadership and the ability to intereact with children and different learning styles among other things. while she may not have experience wih preschool thses skills are undoubtedly transferable across all ages

 her manager recognised these skills and ofered the position, even after she suggested she needed more professional development they were willing to supoort and guide her through it. is it not a good thing she ws asking for help and support and further development???

 her initial fears were based on those around her, level 3s with old fashioned views and teachers with too formal views so she saught advice from peers to ensure what she thought was the right way.

i dont know what the inital post you are speaking of actually said but from what i know of this person she was initially unsure of how to plan for the children and what sort of routine they should have (not specific activities as you suggested or how to run a room) this only being becasue she is used to birth to three, in fact in a short space of time she has become extremely confident with the EYFS and has actually been the person in her setting ot devise new planning formats as well as updating policies inline with best practice.

 i am not saying an eyp will run a preschool better then a much more expericened level 3 but you should not assume from on epost that this person cannot do her job or uindeed that ALL EYPs are newly qualified. i agree that an EYP with no childcare experience at al would/could find it more difficult to run orwok in a nursery setting but dont taint all eyps with the same brush.

 sorry for going on or if i sound rude at any point i just hate how poeple are so negative towards the EYPS and also felt it right to defend this person as she obviously hastn been able to do so herself

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