Over 1,200 delegates came through the doors at the CWDC's first national Early Years Professional event, held at Birmingham's International Conference Centre on 14 July. The mood was upbeat, with attendees praising the wide-ranging seminar programme and the opportunity to network on an unprecedented scale.
Kicking off the proceedings, Dawn Primarolo, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, urged EYPs to consider themselves 'the first among equals', and announced a new recruitment drive to attract more graduates into early years.
'We are launching a campaign that will target those outside the profession, as well as those within it, so we can continue to build on the success we've already achieved in training more than 3,000 Early Years Professionals,' she said.
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