The funding will enable local authorities to devise a support packagefor EYPs in their area, mainly through setting up local networksoffering training.
ContinYou, the national learning charity, and Serco, the children'sservices provider, are working with the CWDC and local authorities tohelp them develop and deliver the project.
The EYP support package aims to: develop the lead practitioner role ofEYPs, helping them to improve the quality of settings and outcomes forchildren; facilitate EYPS working across settings to address qualityimprovement beyond their own setting; establish a professional identityfor EYPs; and ensure the impact of EYPS locally is communicatednationally.
CWDC chief executive Jane Haywood said, 'We hope that providing supportfor local networks will not only promote EYPS as the "gold standard" forthose in early years but also provide a way for EYPs to develop aprofessional identity and share with other practitioners ideas forraising the quality of practice.
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