The Children's Workforce Development Council last week named the firstorganisations to develop the training for early years professionalstatus.
The council is currently consulting on standards for the new role, whichwill be equivalent to qualified teacher status.
The first early years professionals should be accredited in just eightmonths' time.
Thirteen organisations have been selected to pilot training andassessment from September 2006 to January 2007.
"This is an exciting development for the sector and a positive step increating a world-class workforce," said the council's chief executiveJane Haywood. "We look forward to seeing the first candidatesaccredited."
The Government wants all children's centres to be led by an early yearsprofessional by 2010. There should be one in every full day care settingby 2015. The consultation on the early years professional standards willfinish at the end of this month.
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