You need a Level 3 qualification to work as a Nursery Practitioner.
Typical pay: £16,000 to £24,000Level 3 requiredRegulated occupation
Pay range: National Careers Service.
Live listings typically advertise £14.25 to £15.25 an hour. See the full Nursery Practitioner salary guide.
Your route in
Qualification REQUIRED to practise (regulated) - minimum L3
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Build toward the standard
- Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Diploma L2136 courses
- Level 2 Certificate in Working with Children in Early Years and Primary Settings L229 courses
- Early Years Practitioner Diploma (Level 2) L219 courses
- Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Diploma L215 courses
- Understanding Common Childhood Illnesses (Level 2) L28 courses
2
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 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator) L321 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L320 courses
- BTEC National Diploma in Children's Play, Learning and Development (Early Years Educator) L34 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L33 courses
3
Add-on certificates
Complements to the main route. Where no level is shown, the awarding body does not specify one.
- Emergency Paediatric First Aid Award 1 course
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Where this can take you
Courses for this career
See free Nursery Practitioner courses
Level 2
- Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Diploma L2136 courses
Level 3
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L384 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L328 courses
- Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator) L321 courses
- Level 3 Early Years Educator Diploma L320 courses
- BTEC National Diploma in Children's Play, Learning and Development (Early Years Educator) L34 courses