Childcare and Early Years

If you’re considering a job in childcare, or already work with children and want to boost your skills and knowledge, our range of courses in this area can get you the qualifications you need to allow your career to flourish.

Working with children is a hugely challenging occupation, but few areas of work are as rewarding and varied. The early years of a child’s life are a crucial time in their development, and the experiences they have at this time will play a large part in how they view the world as they grow up. To look after and help guide children at this time is a major responsibility, which is why you’ll need recognised training to adopt a formal role in childcare.

Our range of childcare courses can prepare you for a wide range of careers, getting you qualified to work in a nursery, after-school club, holiday club, playworker or childminder in your own home, among others. All of our childcare courses are accredited by CACHE.

We have the following courses available in the Childcare and Early Years category.

Level 2 Certificate in Pre-school Practice woman with young boy

This distance learning course is ideal for anyone working as an assistant in a pre-school environment who wants to gain a first-step qualification in childcare.

Level 3 Award in Induction to Playwork yellow hand-print

If you are interested in working in after-school clubs and holiday play schemes, this home study course leading to a Level 3 CACHE qualification is for you.

Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork two children playing with bricks

If you're an early years practitioner looking to work in a playwork setting, this home study course will lead you to the relevant CACHE Level 3 qualification.

Level 3 Certificate in Playwork purple hand-print

Building on the content of the Award in Playwork, the Certificate covers additional topics and carries 32 credits towards the full Diploma.

Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce group of children in a circle

This home study course leads to a level 3 qualification from CACHE, and is a must-have for all practitioners working in early years foundation stage settings.

Level 3 Diploma in Playwork red hand-print

The full Diploma in Playwork covers all the knowledge and skills you need to work unsupervised, and requires learners to demonstrate them in the workplace.

Level 3 Diploma in Pre-school Practice

If you want to be able to look after children in a supervisory role, this home study course leading to a CACHE level 3 qualification is the way to go.

Understand how to set up a home-based childcare service woman with child

If you want to become a registered childminder, this home study course leading to a CACHE qualification will give you all the knowledge you need to get started.

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