It may be early days for the Early Years Professional, but the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is determined that once the ball gets rolling, there will be no holding it back. The first batch of candidates is set to embark on the programme in September and will graduate in January next year. Jane Haywood, chief executive of CWDC, concedes that the timetable is tight, but believes the first graduates will provide a glowing testimony for the EYP.
'The first candidates will be those who have the shortest distance to travel to acquire the status but will have to meet very high standards,'
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