Lisa Snell - Early Years Professional Status
Lisa Snell, one of our graduates from EYPS who works at Busy Bees Nursery
Lisa Snell studied our Early Years Professional Status and is now studying for our MA Education but specialising in the Early Years pathway.
EYPS has been a vital contribution
"As a childcare and curriculum manager, my role is all about empowering staff and overseeing quality in the group, and I believe my EYPS has been a vital contribution to this. I achieved the status on the validation pathway in 2007. I had already studied for a foundation degree and gained a BA in Early Childhood Studies here at Derby, I feel the EYPS has enriched my underpinning knowledge of practice.
How EYPS has helped your practice
The 39 standards are very rigorous and cover a broad spectrum, I now have a whole view when I look at practice. That means I can advise my staff with a variety of hats on - whether it is talking about how they interact with parents, or work as a team or how they deliver best quality practice for the children.
What are you doing now
I am currently undertaking the MA Education on the Early Years pathway which is still engaging me with even more knowledge and theory, more related to research of a particular topic or project. It has given me even more aspirations with the desire to reflect and improve still very much at the forefront of my practice."
