Register now for a place on one of our EYPS pathways in the South West, West Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber Regions starting in January and September each year.

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Other case studies can be found in the EYPS Candidate Information booklet. To find out more about which pathway is most appropriate for you, please download and return your completed Full or Validation, Short and Long Pathway Application form to Best Practice Network or visit: the early years section of the CWDC website.

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Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)

Our staff are all experienced and well known in early years and children's services professional development circles. For example, Marion Dowling is our Programme Adviser. We benefit greatly from Marion's wisdom and inspirational approach to supporting early years practitioners. Marion has written many influential publications, and is Vice President of the British Association for Early Childhood Education and has been consultant to the DfES, OFSTED, the Audit Commission and many local authorities.

Gaining recognition through EYPS

EYPS recognises the importance of early childhood experience and the cruicial role of those who work with young children. The aim of EYPS is to develop excellent professionals who focus on best practice and improve the lives of young children and their families, now and in the future.

We know our candidates lead busy personal lives as well as having the responsibility for being leaders in their workplace. We have a supportive individualised approach and do our best to provide a flexible service that is inclusive and respects people's individuality and commitments.

All EYPS candidates receive specialist training materials and have the full support of their own, locally based tutor. Success is achieved through a mixture of groupwork, individual study and work-based learning. There are four fully-funded (free of charge) pathways to achieving EYPS (dependent upon your qualifications, experience and work pattern).

To apply you'll need:

Promoting and sustaining EYP networks

We continue to work with EYPs once they have gained their status and provide opportunities

Partnerships with local authorities

We are pleased to work closely with local authorities on EYPS. We support their local EYP networks, through presentations and workshops. Some authorities have commissioned us to take responsibility for organising and leading their networks and we are currently working with one local authority's settings to support their action plans for increasing the number of EYPs in post over the next few years.

Registration form and further information

To find out more about the location of EYPS pathways available through Best Practice Network, please email eyps@bestpracticenet.co.uk. You may also find the following useful:

Registered candidates can access training and support materials relevant to their pathway, including the templates required for completion of EYPS tasks by visiting www.bestpracticenet.info

The CWDC website will provide you with the background to the Status, answer frequently asked questions and give you an insight into their Early Years Strategy.