Overview
This NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner course is perfect for those looking to work in a role within a nursery or early years setting.
The course has been designed to provide you with a sound understanding of how to provide adequate care for babies and young children aged between birth to seven years old.
During this level 2 early years practitioner course, you will explore how you can provide safeguarding and protection for children in your care, how your role can support the stages of a child’s development, how to plan and deliver activities that support the child’s education, and more.
Please note that you will need to be working, volunteering, or on practical placement in an early years setting to study this course. The recommended number of placement hours for this course is 250 hours. It is essential you secure a placement that can provide you with a suitably qualified level three mentor.
An Open Study College assessor will need to observe you in your placement and sign off workplace evidence relating to your placement.
What next?
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to work under supervision in a range of childcare settings or progress onto other relevant level three qualifications. Roles you can achieve once you have competed this course include:
- Early years practitioner
- Nursery assistant
- Pre-school assistant
- Childcare assistant
- Playgroup assistant
- Early childhood educator
