Childcare
Qualification Gained: Northern Council for Further Education Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner
Study LevelLevel 2 Course TypeSchool Leavers Duration1 Academic Year Start DateSeptember 2025 Study ModeFull-time LocationDavid Hockney BuildingOverview
Delivered in a bright welcoming space by experienced industry-trained staff. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed for a range of Early Years occupations, enabling you to progress into skilled employment or higher-level technical training.
As well as the learning-based element of the course, work experience is compulsory 1 day per week. This can give you a career edge and fast-track you into your Early Years area of interest. Topics range from safeguarding, growth and development, and preparation for school.
Key Info
This course is a 1 year course and is designed to support students in being fully equipped to progress to a full T-Level course.
Upon achievement of this qualification, you will be able to complete the full Childcare and Education T-Level.
This course will be tailored to you to help and support you in your education journey.
As part of this course, you will have the opportunity to develop skills and understanding in Safeguarding as well as Paediatric First Aid.
This course aims to provide you with the knowledge and understanding of babies and young children from birth to 7 years of age with applied knowledge in the early years (0-5 years). The qualification content meets the Department for Education’s (DfE) Level 2 full and relevant criteria for a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner in the workforce.
The course will consist of five core components:
- Diagnostic and guidance support – At the start of the programme, individual students’ support needs are assessed and the course is then tailored to those needs.
- Pastoral support and personal development – Students are supported in all aspects of their health, as well as building up key personal skills such as resilience and motivation.
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English and Maths – If students do not hold a grade 4 GCSE in both Maths and English, this course will aid those students in obtaining the required grades.
- Work experience preparation – Students will be mentored to develop the behaviors, skills and confidence needed to complete the industry placement.
- Introductory technical skills – Through these technical skills, students will be able to prepare and understand the route that they wish to choose towards T-Levels
Minimum grade 3
in both Maths and English Language plus 2 other GCSEs at grade 3 or above.
This course will make sure that you are equipped with all the necessary technical skills, experience and attitudes to work in the childcare sector. Your mentor will assess you throughout the course to make sure that you will successfully progress from this course onto further T-Level study or into work.
You will have the opportunity to complete a 6 week work placement that is tailored to your chosen T-Level route. As part of this course, you are prepared with the skills and support to gain work experience in schools, nurseries, early years centres and other education-based environments.
Successful completion of this course means that you will have gained the necessary experience and skills needed to progress onto further T-Level study on your chosen route. You may choose to progress onto our T-Level in Education and Childcare.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please contact [email protected]
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