Childcare Apprenticeship

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in Children’s Care Learning and Development
• Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce
• Functional Skills Application of Number Level 1
• Functional Skills Communication Level 1
• Paediatric First Aid
• Health and safety / Manual handling course
• CWDC induction standards

Units covered You will cover the following units of your Level 2 Certificate:

• Communication
• Personal development
• Equality and inclusion
• Child and young person development
• Support development
• Safeguarding and well being
• Health and safety
• Positive behaviour
• Positive environments
• Partnership working
• Supporting relationships
• Paediatric First aid
• Managing illness and injury

You will then select option units that relate to your job role to complete your Level 2 Certificate.

Entry requirements You must be employed or on a placement in a childcare setting for at least 30 hours/week. Who is it for? Specific job roles may include:

• Assistant playgroups workers
• Assistants in children’s centres
• Assistants in day nurseries, nursery schools and nursery classes in primary schools
• Registered childminders and nannies

General opportunities:

• Support workers in the above settings
• Anyone who works with children and young people in the voluntary sector, including volunteers who are not covered by another sector skills body

CostAged 16-18

Fully funded

Aged 19-23

Fully funded for employers with less than 1000 employees. For employers with 1000+ employees, please contact us for further details.

Aged 24 and over

Total People require employers to make a contribution towards the cost for all learners aged 24 years and over, embarking on an Apprenticeship or Advanced Apprenticeship programme.

Duration 12 – 15 months Start date Available all year Assessment method Training one day a week and observations in the workplace. Personal qualities

• Caring
• Enthusiastic
• Passionate about working with children
• Wanting to learn excellent childcare practices

Further progression

• Advanced Apprenticeship in Childcare
• Supporting Teaching and Learning
• Apprenticeship in Playwork
• Degree in Childcare