Practitioners who are skilled in caring for babies are in strong demand. The current baby boom, combined with pressures on parents to return to work early, means demand for places is growing and nursery managers are having to invest in quality staff to provide the best care.
Increasingly it is being recognised that those individuals with Early Years Professional Status are well qualified to deliver best practice in this area.
Across each group of standards - knowledge and understanding, effective practice, relationships with children, communicating and working in partnership with families and carers, teamwork and collaboration, and professional development - candidates have to demonstrate their practice and leadership within the birth to 20 months age group, as well as 16 to 36 months and 30 to 60 months.
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