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Level 4 Advanced Childcare Practice and Management Course in Rotherham

CostContact the provider
Duration24 months
LevelLevel 4
DeliveryWork based
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyPROQUAL

Fees apply. Advanced Learner Loan available. Contact Yorkshire Training Partnership for more info.

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About this course

Level 4 Advanced Childcare Practice and Management Course. Work-based training at your workplace. You train while working in a childcare role, building management skills alongside your day-to-day practice. This course can be funded through an Advanced Learner Loan. Fees apply, but the loan is not means-tested and repayments only start once your income exceeds the threshold. The advanced childcare practice and management qualification takes around 24 months to complete. It is designed for practitioners already holding a relevant Level 3 qualification who want to take on greater responsibility.

Who this course is for

This 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. The qualification provides practitioners with the opportunity to upskill, and develop management skills so that they can take on new roles and responsibilities.

Entry requirements

Candidates are expected to be working in the childcare workforce in a practitioner role and hold a relevant Level 3 qualification.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop advanced knowledge of childcare practice at Level 4.
  • You'll build management skills relevant to leading a childcare team or setting.
  • You'll learn how to take on new roles and responsibilities within the childcare workforce.
  • You'll deepen your understanding of safeguarding, child development, and quality practice.
  • You'll explore approaches to supporting and supervising other practitioners.
  • You'll apply your learning directly within your own workplace setting.

How you will learn

This is a work-based qualification. You learn through your day-to-day practice in your childcare role, building a portfolio of evidence from your workplace. Assessment is ongoing and linked to your real work activities. Yorkshire Training Partnership will confirm the specific assessment methods and any written or reflective tasks required before you start.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Yorkshire Training Partnership will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery Manager: lead the day-to-day running of a nursery setting.
  • Deputy Manager (Early Years): support the nursery manager in operations and staff.
  • Room Leader: take responsibility for a specific age group or room.
  • Pre-school Manager: manage a pre-school or playgroup provision.
  • Out of School Club Manager: oversee holiday or after-school childcare provision.
  • Childminder (Senior/Lead): run your own registered childminding business.
  • Early Years Lead Practitioner: drive quality and practice across a team.

What you could study next

If you want to move further into leadership or management, a Level 5 qualification in leadership and management for education or early years settings is a natural next step. A Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies or a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education can also build on this Level 4 Diploma, opening routes into advisory, inspection, or senior management roles.

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