Nursery World - New project to test effectiveness of early childhood studies degrees

A new project to gauge the impact graduates have on practice in early years settings has been launched.

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The project will also look at what early childhood studies degrees offer the sector and whether this meets sector requirements.

Practitioners from across the sector are invited to take part in an online survey about what they think of the degrees and what difference they make once an ECS graduate gets into a setting.

The university of Portsmouth’s Dr Nikki Fairchild, project lead said, ‘We are trying to raise awareness of what the degrees can offer, and make sure we are providing what the sector needs - but also what practitioners need in terms of knowledge and skills.

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