'I realised straightaway when EYPS was launched that it was something I had to do. With my responsibility for training, I knew that people would be coming to me as professionals and questioning why I hadn't done it - so that clinched it.
'In fact, it turned out to be a double opportunity, as just prior to embarking on the course a local setting gave me a placement, providing me with the chance to work in the baby room and with toddlers and pre-schoolers. This was a bit of a culture shock - a far cry from my days in the Army and from my desk job. But it was just the experience I needed, helping me to identify the barriers to training that exist largely in the Third Sector in my area.
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