Early Years
experience of working with young children. Foundation Degree in Early Years and then
A bursary of £5000 is available for this the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
Professional
pathway. (Long Extended Pathway).
Status
How much will it cost?
Each stage gave me deeper insight into
The training is free. The Children’s Workforce
childcare, I met some fantastic people that I
If you are interested in Development Council provides funding for
have learnt with and from. The studies have
working in the Early Years
the courses. This includes mentoring and an
broadened my horizons and increased my
sector and are a graduate with
allocated amount of cover for your setting.
depth of knowledge of early year’s provision
and education.
a degree in a different subject,
or have a Foundation Degree
Case Study:
Sarah Hanley – EYP at Oxford
I am a completely different person now,
in Early Childhood Studies,
Brookes University.
much more confident in my own knowledge
EYPS training would be
I had always wanted to work with children
and also more inspired to encourage others.
perfect for you.
but left school and went to work in a bank.
After having my own children, I felt that if I Please call Fiona Thompson on
Why study to be an EYPS at Oxford
was going to have a career change and 01865 488617 or email eyps@brookes.ac.uk
Brookes University?
follow my childhood dream that was the to find out more about the training
Oxford is a world-renowned centre of
time to do it. I applied to work in my local pathways offered at Oxford Brookes
education with thriving networks in early
playgroup and started the Diploma in University.
childhood education and care.
Pre-School practice at the same time. This
course was stimulating and made me think For more information on EYPS funding
At Oxford Brookes we have an experienced
about what I felt was best childcare and and support in Oxfordshire visit:
Early Years team who have been delivering
how that relates to theory and practice. On www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/earlyyearsprofessionalstatus
the EYPS training since 2007.
completion of this, I moved on to study the or email helen.evans2@oxfordshire.gov.uk
We provide continuous and integrated Early
Years training starting from the Foundation
Degree (delivered with partners) through to
BA and MA Degrees with ongoing
Continuous Professional Development
courses available. We have a strong
relationship with Oxfordshire and Buckingham
Local Authorities who provide guidance and
support to EYPs in both counties.
Pathways available
Validation Only – part-time for 4 months.
Designed for practitioners who already have
necessary experience in 0-5 and a degree
related to Early Years practice.
Short Extended – part-time for 6 months.
Designed for practitioners who have a degree
related to early years but who lack the
necessary experience in working with 0-5s.
Long Extended – part-time for 15 months.
Candidates who have a Foundation Degree
in Early Years can ‘top-up’ to a full degree
within a year. They can then move onto the
Validation pathway to complete EYPS.
Full Training – full-time for 12 months.
Candidates who already hold a full degree
but not in a relevant subject and have no
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