You need a Level 3 qualification to work as an Early Years Educator.
Typical pay: £16,000 to £24,000Level 3 requiredRegulated occupation
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Your route in
Qualification REQUIRED to practise (regulated) - minimum L3
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Starting from scratch
Entry-level courses that feed this route.
- Mental Health in the Early Years (Level 2) L23 courses
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The qualification you need (Level 3)
Below this level you cannot practise; these get you there.
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L384 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L328 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L323 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator) L321 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L320 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L320 courses
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Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
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Where this can take you
As an experienced nursery worker you could specialise in working with children who have difficulties with learning, physical disabilities, or need support with their mental health. With further training, you could: apply to be a room leader or senior nursery worker, move into management as a nursery manager and become an early years teacher.
Courses for this career
See free Early Years Educator courses
Level 3
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L384 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L328 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L323 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator) L321 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L320 courses