Just over 1,700 early years workers have now attained EYPS - 70 have completed the full pathway of 12 months full-time, and 58 the long extended professional development pathway of 15 months part-time.
Nine graduates have completed the long EPD pathway at Reading University. Amanda Booty, director of EYPS at Reading, said, 'This is how the sector is going to grow its own leaders.
'These are the first cohort who had unrelated degrees but were working in the sector already. The growth has been enormous for the long pathway. There is not only demand for EYPS, but the demand for foundation degrees is increasing. It's really exciting that career paths are opening up.'
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