A spokesperson for the Children's Workforce Development Council confirmed that 550 candidates are in the current intake of EYPs expected to gain accreditation in January. The initial CWDC target was 600.
Ian Barron, head of early years and childhood studies at Manchester Metropolitan University, said he anticipated that 48 students would become the university's first EYPs in January. They have followed the fastest route, the validation or assessment-only pathway, which takes three months part-time. This included a needs assessment, five sets of written tasks and a visit to each candidate's setting.
Mr Barron told Nursery World, 'We are carrying out the final visits to settings and the first set of candidates will be completed by the end of next week.'
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