This qualification is designed to help learners build the knowledge and skills needed when working under supervision with children and young people from birth to 19 years of age across a range of job roles and occupational areas in children’s environments and will provide progression to the Early Years Educator workforce at level 3.

• Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Child and young person development
• Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
• Maintain and support relationships with children and young people
• Support children and young people’s positive behaviour
• Contribute to the support of child and young person development
• Contribute to children and young people’s health and safety
• Contribute to the support of positive environments for children and young people
• Understand partnership working in services for children and young people

For a voluntary placement a minimum of 16 hours is required, for an apprenticeship a minimum of 30 hours is required in a suitable work placement.

• Apprenticeships are funded through GHQ by the Government and your Employer.
• GHQ may be able to access some or all of the funding for this qualification depending on each individual eligibility.

Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) > Click Here for more info.