Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)

Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)

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What is Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)?

Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) is a professional accreditation endorsed by the Government for graduate practitioners who can demonstrate a set of professional standards and which recognises their expertise as practitioners and professional leaders. Through assessment, practitioners will demonstrate their knowledge and experience across the full 0-5 age range.

Jessica Johnson, Programme Manager for the Early Years Professional Status pathways, talks about the benefits of studying at Kingston University:

Background to EYPS

The first five years of life are critical in children's development. Research has shown that the quality of early years provision is higher in those settings that employ graduate trained staff and the positive effects are greater for disadvantaged children. The effects of high quality provision have been shown to be long lasting improving chances at primary school and beyond. A longitudinal study of the first phase of EYPS has made similar conclusions.

Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) pathways

Kingston University KEY Partnership Consortium offers four pathways to the Early Years Professional Status (EYPS):

The four pathways to Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) are:

Why Kingston University?

  • EYPS was piloted in September 2006 and rolled out across England from January 2007 - Kingston University has been involved from the very outset and has consistently maintained a high standard of tuition and results throughout
  • In recent years the Guardian League Table has rated Kingston University School of Education in the top 5 in the country for Education courses
  • Kingston University has one of the largest collaborative working partnership in the country
  • All candidates are offered a personalised learning plan
  • Kingston University has a cutting edge interprofessional suite of courses for practitioners working in any aspect of the children's workforce
  • The EYPS course is taught by a team of Early Years experienced staff
  • A mentoring programme is in place to provide advice and support
  • Kingston University works regularly with local authority early years advisors and workforce development officers across London and the South East to deliver a fit for purpose programme to meet employers' needs
  • The programmes are located at the picturesque Kingston Hill campus, with easy access to London and Surrey

Kingston University lead the KEY Partnership, a consortium of five exceptional universities delivering EYPS across London and the South East.