Mr Dubiel, (pictured), is well-known throughout the sector from his previous role at the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, where he was responsible for implementing and moderating the Foundation Stage Profile and for monitoring the development of the EYFS.
Curriculum adviser Marie Charlton said that his appointment was a direct response to growing demand from early years practitioners for advice and training and that he would provide 'a better link' to other areas. She said, 'The Centre is about bringing together quality training and high-class resource collections and showing how these might result in an enabling interactive learning environment.'
Mr Dubiel said, 'My first role will be to build up connections with practitioners, teachers and local authorities.
'We'll be offering the same things as Early Excellence offer: training, consultancy, cluster groups. We're looking into how we can replicate the experience as much as possible. We're also looking at the viability of having a centre in the south.'
Mr Dubiel will cover around 60 to 70 local authority areas across the Midlands, the south and the south-east.
He said it was 'a very conscious move' to work with Early Excellence, who have a 'formidable reputation at being outstanding at what they do' and were 'steeped in early years pedagogy'.
He added that the Early Years Evidence Pack, published by the DfE last month, signalled 'a strong statement and commitment to early years'.
