Nursery World - Two new EYE qualifications offered to learners

Pearson has introduced two new Early Years Educator
(EYE) qualifications, which will be available from September.

The BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Children's Play, Learning and Development qualifications are available as a certificate and a diploma, revised in line with the new EYE criteria.

The qualifications are available for full-time study or via a work-based route. They have been approved by the National College for Teaching and Leadership and accredited by Ofqual.

They will replace the current BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Children's Play, Learning and Development (CPLD), which were accredited in 2012.

Helen Perkins, who is head of school - early years at Solihull College and who was invited by Professor Cathy Nutbrown to be a member of the review panel on early years qualifications, said, 'They are good qualifications and they will lead to a well-qualified workforce. They have everything you would want them to have.' She said that the new BTEC qualifications are 'very robust, with detailed attention to theory' and a focus on child development, as well as 'back to basics on care routines'.

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