Members of the National Campaign for Real Nursery Education (NCRNE), who met last month, expressed concern that EYPs would replace teachers in the future, with a 'consequent lowering of status for the profession'.
In response to the launch of the EYP prospectus last Friday, Judy Evans, outgoing chair of the NCRNE, said, 'As it stands, the EYP qualification does not call for enough in-depth experience to qualify practitioners to do this job knowledgably and in the interest of children and their families.'
Early years specialist Pauline Trudell, of Early Education, said that the clear intention of the qualification is to have a 'cheaper teacher'. She said, 'The new EYFS framework gives the opportunity to look at improving teacher training by deepening teacher input into children's development.
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