The standards follow consultation, but remain in draft form until they have been tested in the pilot phase of training and assessment for EYPS, which starts in September.
All candidates will be assessed against the Standards in the same manner, irrespective of where they trained or their previous experience.
The CWDC will publish guidance for training providers later this month to 'illustrate the type of activities and responsibilities undertaken by the EYP; set out the scope of each Standard; provide examples of how each Standard can be demonstrated in different settings'.
The guidance will help assessors, trainers and candidates know what is expected of them, and employers to know what they should expect of an EYP.
It will also help them identify staff who could work towards EYPS.
Jane Haywood, chief executive of the CWDC, said, 'EYPS will help skilled practitioners gain recognition and raise the standards of provision across early years settings to the level of the best. These standards set the minimum standard required by professionals charged to lead the new Early Years Foundation Stage, raise the quality of provision and act as agents of change in the settings in which they work.'
But Carolyn Silberfeld, spokesperson for the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network said the Standards were 'disappointing', and had not addressed the concerns raised by the network in its response to the draft Standards.
She criticised the Standards for being 'adult-led' and 'a tick-box approach to children's development and learning'. She said, 'Having an Early Years Professional is absolutely essential and having guidelines is very important, but it just shouldn't be tick-box directives. It doesn't consider children as individuals,' she said.
'The Early Years Professional National Standards' can be downloaded at www.cwdcouncil. org.uk.