Care and Early Years - Level 2 Technical Occupational Entry for the Early Years Practitioner

This course can either be studied at Wakefield College, Castleford College or Selby College.

This qualification is designed to prepare you with the knowledge, skills and understanding to enter work in an early years setting and be included in staff to child ratios. The qualification includes both knowledge and skills that meet the Department for Education Early Years Educator (DfE EYE) criteria in full and map to the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) within the Early Years Educator occupational standard in England.

When studying at Level 2, you will be in college for part of the week and on placement in a nursery or primary school for one or two days each week.

The programme will help you to understand your own personal and social development, including how to behave professionally.

This study programme will cover a range of the topics and units at each level, some of which are listed below:

Roles and Responsibilities of the Early Years practitioner

Safeguarding

Promoting play in the Early Years

Supporting the Needs of the Child in Preparation for School

Promote Positive Behaviour in Early Years Settings

You will be assessed to make sure you understand what you have been taught in a variety of different ways. This may include written reports, case studies, producing leaflets, answering questions or through presentation and practical tasks in the classroom. Independent learning away from the classroom will be important to ensure your knowledge development.

4 GCSEs at Grade 9-3, one will be either English or Maths.

On successful completion and with the required English and Maths grades you can progress through the levels.