Trade union Aspect is urging politicians to back the Early Years Professional Status programme and put the 2015 target set under Labour on a statutory footing.
Aspect's Early Years Professionals national committee is also asking what measures the parties would take to achieve more equality between Qualified Teacher Status and Early Years Professional Status.
Rosie Bloomfield, who chairs Aspect's EYP national committee, said: "We want to know what plans they have to develop effective professional registration mechanisms and the funding and infrastructure for effective continuous professional development for EYPs, to ensure equity and parity with comparative professionals."
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