Working with Children in Early Years and Primary Settings

On successful completion of this course, with GCSE English and maths at grades 4/C or above, you can progress on to a T Level Early Years Educator, Apprenticeship or other technical qualification at Level 2.

This NCFE CACHE Level 2 course is for you if you are interested in caring for children and wish to pursue a career within the childcare industry.

This course is great for building your knowledge and skills within the early years industry giving you a great foundation to progress your career further.

This course will introduce you to many fascinating early years topics including; child development and how to support it, the role and responsibilities of a Childcare Practitioner and exploring legistlation.

You will also learn about equality, diversity and inclusive practice in an early years setting. You will be required throughout this course to spend two days a week (a minimum of 50 hours in total) in a variety of childcare settings with children aged 0 - 8 years.

Your course will consist of a mandatory work placement with an employer to develop he practical and technical skills required for the occupation. We will support you in finding relevant work placements, but you must demonstrate a willingness to travel to these placements. These will last a minimum of 250 hours. Employers can offer work expeirence as a block, on a day-release basis, or as a combination of the two. You will also require a currrent Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhances disclosure certificate, which the College will support you to apply for.