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Level 3 Early Years Educator Course Online – The Childcare Company

CostFREE
Duration9 months
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyTraining Qualifications UK awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 3 Children's Workforce Course. Study online at your own pace through The Childcare Company. The course combines workshop-based sessions, face-to-face teaching, and e-learning, so you can fit your studies around existing work or family commitments. You'll develop the skills to support children from birth to age seven, with a focus on the birth-to-five age range in early years settings and reception classes. To enrol, you'll need to be working in an early years childcare setting and have been legally living in the UK for at least three years. The course typically takes 9 months.

Who this course is for

This TQUK qualification is a range of workshop based, face to face and e-learning teaching sessions developed to support individuals to develop the necessary skills to meet the needs of under-fives within an early years setting or reception class.

Upon completion, the learner will be able to explain the expected patterns of childrens development from birth to age seven. The environment in which they work in must encompass the age range of birth to five years old.

Entry requirements

Learners will need to:

Have been legally living in the UK for at least the past three years

Be able to demonstrate working practice in early years childcare to achieve the qualification outcomes

Committed to attend all masterclasses and independent study

What you will learn

  • You'll explain the expected patterns of children's development from birth to age seven.
  • You'll develop skills to meet the needs of children under five in early years settings and reception classes.
  • You'll understand how to create and maintain a safe, supportive learning environment for young children.
  • You'll learn how to observe, assess, and plan for individual children's development.
  • You'll build knowledge of safeguarding, welfare, and child protection responsibilities.
  • You'll develop practice in supporting children's communication, language, and literacy.

How you will learn

The course uses a mix of e-learning, face-to-face teaching sessions, and workshops (masterclasses). You'll complete independent study alongside these sessions. Assessment is based on demonstrating working practice in an early years setting, so you'll need to be in a childcare role while you study. You must attend all masterclasses as part of the programme.

What you will need to bring

The Childcare Company will confirm anything you need before you start. You will need access to an early years childcare setting to complete the practical elements of the course.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery practitioner: working with children from birth to five in a nursery setting
  • Room leader: leading a room or age-group within a nursery
  • Early years educator: qualified role counted in statutory staffing ratios
  • Reception class teaching assistant: supporting learning in a school reception year
  • Childminder: registered self-employed care for children in a home setting
  • Pre-school practitioner: working in a pre-school or playgroup setting
  • Family support worker: supporting families with young children in community roles

What you could study next

  • Level 3 Early Years Educator (NVQ or Diploma route): deepens practical competence and is recognised in statutory nursery staffing ratios.
  • Level 4 Early Years Lead Practitioner: a step toward senior or specialist roles in early years settings.
  • Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children's and Young People's Services: suited to those moving into management or leadership in early years or childcare organisations.
  • Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT): the route to Early Years Teacher Status for those aiming to lead practice.
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