It is now more than 25 years since the first students graduated with an Early Childhood Studies (ECS) degree within the United Kingdom. The Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network (ECSDN) was launched around the same time to support the higher education institutions (HEIs) that were delivering the programme. The ECS degree was aimed at providing higher-level study opportunities for those wanting to be, or already, working in the early childhood education and care sector.
Since this time, the number of degrees has grown enormously, and early childhood is now firmly established as an inter-disciplinary academic discipline. The need for highly qualified graduate early childhood practitioners is as relevant today as it was in the early 1990s. We know and understand from the extensive research that has been undertaken that high-quality provision is more likely when a highly trained workforce is in place.
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