Nursery World - Foundation degree poses challenges

The Early Years Sector-Endorsed Foundation Degree (EYSEFD) was launched in 2003 to raise standards and boost career prospects for all those working in early years. A survey carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, on behalf of the DfES, has now attempted to measure its success, by tracking two waves of student enrolment between 2003 and 2005.

A survey carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, on behalf of the DfES, has now attempted to measure its success, by tracking two waves of student enrolment between 2003 and 2005.

According to the DfES, the total number of funded places for the autumn 2003 intake was 2,852 students at 130 institutions. A total of 971 students participated in the first wave of the survey, through 119 responding institutions.

There has been a slight decrease in subsequent enrolment at these institutions - from 1,396 in 2003-04 to 1,194 in 2004-05. Most of the following data is based on wave 2 of the survey, which interviewed 643 students in 2004.

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