Nursery World - EYPs wonder where they fit into the Nutbrown vision

The recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown in the final report of her independent review into the early years and childcare workforce have received an overwhelmingly positive response from many experts and childcare organisations in the early years sector.

Writing in Nursery World this week, Helen Moylett, president of Early Education, urges the Government to support all its 19 recommendations, praising the report for its 'principled, honest' and 'respectful' findings.

However, one group of individuals has been feeling distinctly left out and ignored by the final report.

There are now more than 10,000 Early Years Professionals who are now wondering where they will fit into the vision.

There has long been a call from EYPs to be recognised through parity with teachers and awarded qualified teacher status, but this has never materialised.

Professor Nutbrown is now recommending a new early years specialist route to QTS, specialising in birth to seven from September 2013, and that this route to QTS should eventually replace EYPS.

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