The Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has launched a 10-week consultation on the revised standards, which will be implemented by training providers.
There are currently 39 standards covering six areas, including communicating and working with families, and relationships with children.
The consultation sets out proposals to reduce the number of standards and make them fit more closely with standards in social care and health services to improve joint working.
Judith Thompson, assistant director of early years at CWDC, said: "The main aims of the review are to streamline the standards where possible, link them to other professional standards, test how they can support the concept of teaching in early years and help to spread leadership practice."
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