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

This early years qualification covers working with babies and young children from birth to 5 years. You'll study child development, safeguarding, health and safety, and how to support learning and play in early years settings. The course takes around 10 months. You'll need a placement or volunteering role in a childcare setting, as part of your assessment involves being observed with children.

You'll finish with an NCFE Certificate in Working with Children in Early Years and Primary Settings.

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 understand how babies and young children develop from birth to 5 years.
  • You'll learn how to support children's learning and play in early years settings.
  • You'll practise safeguarding and child protection procedures.
  • You'll apply health, safety, and hygiene standards in a childcare environment.
  • You'll learn how to work under supervision in nurseries, pre-schools, and playgroups.
  • You'll develop skills in observing and recording children's progress.
  • You'll understand how to support children's communication and language development.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom sessions at the centre, combined with assessed practice in a real childcare placement. Part of your assessment involves being observed working directly with children aged birth to 5 years. You must be working, volunteering, or on a placement in a childcare setting to complete the course. Assessment includes observation of your practice and knowledge-based tasks.

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 to arrange or already have a placement or volunteering role with children aged birth to 5 years before you begin.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery assistant, supports children's care and learning in a day nursery.
  • Early years assistant, works under supervision in pre-schools and playgroups.
  • Teaching assistant, supports classroom learning in a primary school setting.
  • Playworker, leads play activities for young children in a play setting.
  • Childminder, provides home-based childcare for young children.

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 strong next step for career progression.
  • Level 3 Award in Childcare and Education, a shorter qualification for those looking to specialise further.
  • Teaching Assistant qualifications at Level 3, for those interested in moving into primary school support roles.
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