- Specific measures to achieve genuine equivalence between EYP Status (EYPS) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- A clearly-defined national pay framework for EYPs to ensure fair-pay treatment that recognises their curriculum leadership role
- Central Government to support the application of this national pay framework, across the mixed market of childcare providers, via subsidies where necessary
- A specific programme of continuing professional development for EYPs
- Protocols to clarify the working relationship between EYPs and managers of settings, and between EYPs and other childcare staff
- Intensified efforts to communicate the distinct nature of the EYP role to all interested parties across the country.
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