About Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)
The first five years of a child’s life are critical to their future development. Research has shown that the development of young children is directly linked to the qualifications held by the early years workers around them.
Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) is not a qualification, but a status developed by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) that recognises excellence in early years practice. EYPS is awarded to those who successfully demonstrate that they meet a set of national graduate-level standards associated with working with children from birth to five years. Please click here to download a guide to the
EYPS Standards. Please note that the current EYPS Standards are under review, candidates training from September 2012 onwards will work towards a revised set of Standards.
The 39 Standards are organised into six areas and apply to babies, toddlers and young children:
• Knowledge and understanding
• Effective practice
• Relationships with children
• Communicating and working in partnership with families and carers
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Professional development
EYPs will be key in raising the quality of early years provision, so if you're interested in furthering your career as well as improving outcomes for young children and their families, contact Tribal today.
Why become an Early Years Professional (EYP)?
A career working with children from birth to five years is extremely rewarding. At this age, children are at their most vulnerable and impressionable, so to be an important part of their development is both a privilege and a huge responsibility.
Gaining EYPS will equip you with the skills to lead and improve practice within your early years setting, as well as to support and inspire those around you. Having just one EYP in a setting can have a hugely positive effect on every child and worker there.
Why choose Tribal?
Tribal is one of the largest providers of training and continuous professional development to the public sector and we’ve been approved to deliver Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) training within the Greater London and south-east regions of England as part of a consortium led by
the University of Chichester.
We are experts in online learning materials and blended learning, and have solid experience of working with both local authorities and voluntary organisations in the early years and childcare sectors. We are experienced in creating courses to suit specific requirements, allowing learners to take advantage of a very flexible approach to learning.
We can provide a combination of:
■ traditional face-to-face learning in the classroom supplied by our highly experienced team of tutors.
■ distance learning, including e-learning and multimedia learning resources
■ online and phone support from your tutor and personal mentor.
An initial consultation will identify which pathway you need to follow, and what the course specifically needs to cover to allow you to reach EYP Status quickly.
“Knowing that I have the EYP Status behind me I am confident with my future career development and believe that many more opportunities will be available for me to progress” past student Leena Choi
“I am passionate about raising standards in the Early Years and in particularly in Childminding, which I want to be seen as a profession and in line with other settings such as nurseries and pre-schools. Doing EYPS has helped me to promote this.” past student Sarah Smith
