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

CostFREE
Duration1 year
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Sep 2026
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Course in Burton-on-Trent. Classes run at Burton Town Centre Campus, part-time during the day, so you can fit study around other commitments. You'll build knowledge of babies and young children from birth to seven years, with applied learning in an early years setting for children aged birth to five. One day a week is spent on a work-based placement throughout the year, putting your skills into practice alongside your classroom learning. The course takes one year to complete.

Who this course is for

This course will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of babies and young children from birth to seven years of age with applied knowledge in an early years setting with children aged birth–5 years.

Learners will need to attend a work based placement for one day a week within an early years setting for the duration of the course to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

Entry requirements

Applicants will be expected to have a recognised level 1 subject specific qualification (or) An equivalent occupational experience

What you will learn

  • You'll develop knowledge of child development from birth to seven years.
  • You'll learn how to support children's learning, play, and communication in early years settings.
  • You'll understand safeguarding, welfare, and health and safety in childcare environments.
  • You'll learn how to observe and assess children's progress.
  • You'll develop skills in supporting children's physical, emotional, and social development.
  • You'll practise working with families and other professionals in an early years context.
  • You'll apply your knowledge in a real placement within an early years setting.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom sessions at Burton Town Centre Campus, combined with a work-based placement one day a week in an early years setting. Assessment covers both knowledge and practical competence. You'll be assessed on your understanding of child development and your ability to apply skills with children aged birth to five in your placement setting.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Burton Town Centre Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start. You will also need access to a suitable work-based placement in an early years setting for one day per week throughout the course.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery practitioner: working with children aged birth to five in a nursery
  • Nursery assistant: supporting daily care and learning activities
  • Early years teaching assistant: assisting in Reception or pre-school classes
  • Childminder: providing home-based childcare (registration required)
  • Pre-school worker: supporting play and development in pre-school settings
  • Creche worker: caring for young children in leisure or community settings

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator (City and Guilds or equivalent): the qualification recognised in statutory staffing ratios for nursery work. This is the natural next step if you want to take on greater responsibility in an early years setting.
  • Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce: broadens your skills across a wider age range and range of settings.
  • Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid: a short qualification many early years employers require.
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