Level 4 Advanced Childcare Practice and Management Course. Work-based training at your workplace. You train in your current childcare role, building the skills to move into management while continuing to work. You'll need a relevant Level 3 qualification and to be working in the childcare sector as a practitioner. An initial assessment of your skills and knowledge helps identify any gaps and shapes your assessment plan. The course typically takes 18 months. You can self-fund or use an Advanced Learner Loan to cover part or all of the cost.
Who this course is for
This ProQual qualification is aimed at all practitioners working in the childcare workforce at Level 3, such as childminders, nursery practitioners, preschool practitioners, out of school/holiday provision workers. It allows learners the opportunity to develop the required skill levels to undertake a management role and support the high standards of childcare practice within the workplace.
Entry requirements
Candidates are expected to be working in the childcare sector in a practitioner role and hold a relevant Level 3 qualification. Initial assessments of skills and knowledge will help to identify any gaps and assist in planning the assessment strategy for completion of this qualification.
What you will learn
You'll develop the skills needed to take on a management role in a childcare setting.
You'll learn how to support and maintain high standards of childcare practice in your workplace.
You'll build knowledge of leadership and management responsibilities relevant to early years and childcare.
You'll deepen your understanding of safeguarding, welfare, and regulatory requirements at a senior level.
You'll learn how to support, mentor, and develop other practitioners in your team.
You'll apply your learning directly to your day-to-day work throughout the course.
How you will learn
This is a work-based qualification. Your learning and assessment take place in your workplace. An initial assessment identifies gaps in your skills and knowledge and informs your assessment strategy. Assessment is ongoing and evidence-based, drawing on your practice in your childcare role. You'll build a portfolio of evidence demonstrating your competence across the qualification's requirements.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. FW Solutions will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Nursery manager: lead a nursery team and oversee daily operations.
Deputy manager: support the manager and step up when needed.
Room leader: take responsibility for a specific age group or room.
Early years coordinator: oversee curriculum and practice across a setting.
Childminder: run your own registered childcare provision.
Preschool manager: manage a preschool or out-of-school provision.
What you could study next
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services: a natural next step if you want to move into senior leadership or registered manager roles.
Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS): for practitioners who want to qualify as an early years teacher and work with children from birth to five.
Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies: a higher education route that can lead to a full degree.
