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Free Level 2 Early Years Nutrition Course Online

CostFREE
Duration40 hours
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyNCFE awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 2 Early Years Nutrition Course. Study online. You can work through the course at your own pace, fitting study around your job or volunteering hours. This early years nutrition qualification covers healthy, balanced diets for babies and young children, the short- and long-term effects of poor nutrition, and how diet supports cognitive development. You'll also explore practical ways to promote good nutrition in an early years setting. The course takes around 40 hours to complete.

Who this course is for

This Level 2 Technical Specialist Qualification is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to perform specialised roles within a specific occupational area.

In this qualification, you will explore what constitutes a healthy, balanced diet and understand the potential short- and long-term impacts of poor nutrition on babies and young children. You will learn how a healthy diet can support cognitive development in children and discover ways to promote the benefits of good nutrition inclusively and sensitively.

Entry requirements

Anyone 19+ who is working or volunteering in an early years setting for a minimum of 7 hours per week.

What you will learn

  • You'll identify what makes a healthy, balanced diet for babies and young children.
  • You'll understand the short- and long-term impacts of poor nutrition on child development.
  • You'll explore how diet supports cognitive development in young children.
  • You'll discover practical strategies to promote good nutrition within an early years setting.
  • You'll develop the knowledge and behaviours needed for a specialist nutrition role in childcare.

How you will learn

The course is delivered entirely online, so you study when it suits you. Learning is self-paced and built around your working or volunteering schedule. Assessment is through written assignments or knowledge-based tasks that you complete online and submit to your tutor for marking.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Be Central Bedfordshire will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery Practitioner: support children's health and wellbeing in a nursery setting.
  • Early Years Educator: plan and deliver nutrition-aware care for young children.
  • Childcare Worker: assist with daily routines including mealtimes and healthy eating.
  • Nursery Room Leader: take responsibility for nutrition practice across a room.
  • Family Support Worker: advise families on healthy eating for babies and toddlers.
  • Children's Centre Worker: deliver nutrition guidance as part of family programmes.

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner: deepens your practice knowledge and supports progression to senior roles in nursery settings.
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid: often required alongside childcare qualifications for work in regulated settings.
  • Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator: the qualification recognised in statutory staffing ratios for nursery work, and the natural next step if you want to qualify as an Early Years Educator.
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