Nursery World - Work Matters: Management focus - Children's centres

Once you've achieved Early Years Professional Status, where can you expect to use it? Karen Faux finds it's not all that obvious.

While the Government has made clear its intention to have an Early Years Professional leading practice in children's centres by 2010, it seems that this will not necessarily fuel a rush of new vacancies.

As James Hempsall, director of Hempsall Consultancies points out, 'First, not all children's centres will require an EYP. Current guidance states that by 2010 all children's centres offering early years provision are expected to employ an EYP.'

Children's centres serving the 30 per cent most disadvantaged areas in England will need to provide daycare and therefore employ an EYP as part of it. Opportunities for EYPs in the remaining 70 per cent will vary depending upon the level of local need and demand.

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