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Free Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Course in Stoke-on-Trent

CostFREE
Duration10 months
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body
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About this course

Free Early Years Practitioner Level 2 Course in Stoke-on-Trent. Classes run at E.Quality Training Hanley Training Centre, full-time during the day. This course is for 16 to 19 year olds.

The course covers child development from birth to five years, safeguarding, health and safety, and supporting learning through play. You'll need a placement, work, or volunteering role in an early years setting as part of your training. The course takes around 10 months to complete.

You'll finish with an NCFE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner.

Who this course is for

If you want a career working with babies and children from birth to 5 years, this course is a great first step. It's suitable for anyone from the age of 16 upwards with little or no experience in childcare. It will equip you to work under supervision in early years care and education settings such as day nurseries, pre-school and playgroups.

Entry requirements

You will need to be working, volunteering or have a practical placement in a childcare setting, with children aged between birth to 5 years, as an important part of the assessment process involves evaluating skills in real working situations.

What you will learn

  • You'll learn how children develop from birth to five years old.
  • You'll understand safeguarding and how to keep children safe.
  • You'll support children's learning and play in early years settings.
  • You'll learn how to work with parents and carers.
  • You'll understand health, safety, and wellbeing in childcare environments.
  • You'll develop skills in observation and planning for individual children.
  • You'll learn how to work under supervision in nurseries, pre-schools, and playgroups.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom sessions at the centre, combined with assessed practice in your early years placement. Assessment includes observation of your practice in a real childcare setting, written work, and professional discussions. You must be working, volunteering, or on a placement with children aged birth to five years, as your practical skills will be assessed on the job.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. E.Quality Training Hanley Training Centre will confirm anything else you need before you start. You will need access to a childcare setting for your placement hours.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Early Years Practitioner, works with children from birth to five in nursery settings.
  • Nursery Assistant, supports daily care and learning activities in a day nursery.
  • Early Years Assistant, assists qualified staff in pre-school or playgroup settings.
  • Nursery Practitioner, delivers play-based learning under supervision in a nursery.
  • Playgroup Assistant, supports children's activities in community playgroup settings.

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator, the qualification recognised in statutory staffing ratios for nursery work and a common next step after Level 2.
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid, a short qualification many childcare employers require.
  • Early Years Apprenticeship at Level 3, combining work and study toward a higher qualification.
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