EARLY YEARS PROFESSIONAL STATUS
To be awarded Early Years Professional Status (EYPS), you will need to hold a full degree or recognised equivalent. There are four pathways to becoming an EYP:
1. Short Extended Professional Development (EPD) Pathway (six months part time)
2. Long Extended Professional Development (EPD) Pathway (15 months part time)
3. Full Training Pathway (12 months full time, including validation)
4. Validation (assessment-only pathway, four months part time)
HONOURS DEGREES
There are some 40 universities and higher education institutions offering early years degrees. In addition to Early Childhood Studies (see below), degrees in Childhood Education and Culture, Education and Child Development and Health with Child Development are offered. Most are three-year courses with an entry requirement of at least two A-levels or equivalent, although each institution will have its own entry requirements and syllabus. Some universities will accept students with work-related experience rather than formal academic qualifications.
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