Evidencing Our Impact

The Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP), delivered by Education Development Trust and funded by the DfE, aims to improve life opportunities for young children by enhancing the quality of early years provision through high-quality professional development for practitioners across England.

Programme Achievements

10,000 early years practitioners in England registered
5000 settings across England taking part
100,000 children aged 2-4 years reached
153 Local Authority partnerships

Programme Impact

To assess the programme’s effectiveness, practitioners who complete the training are invited to participate in an evaluation survey. These responses offer valuable insights into the impact of the EYPDP across each cohort.

A total of 1,140 practitioners from Cohort 1 and 1,657 from Cohort 2 completed the survey. Whilst feedback from cohorts 3 and 4 is yet to be collected and shared, the results from cohorts 1 and 2 highlight the programme’s success and its positive influence on practitioners.

After completing the EYPDP, an aggregate of:

98% of practitioners said they feel more knowledgeable
97% of practitioners said they feel more confident
93% of practitioners they feel more motivated to continue working as an early years practitioner

See full Cohort 1 evaluation report

See full Cohort 2 evaluation report

Impact of the EYPDP at Goddard Park Daycare Centre

Early Years Education Specialist Jan Dubiel visited Goddard Park Daycare Centre, an early years setting that participated in the Early Years Professional Development Programme, where he saw firsthand the positive impact of the training on both the practitioners and the children.

Watch the full video by clicking above.

Click here to see further feedback on our case studies page!

Our Evaluation Method

Baseline survey

Practitioners assessed their initial knowledge and understanding of key areas: Communication and Language, Early Mathematics, and Personal, Social, and Emotional Development (PSED).