NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) plus Functional Skills Maths and English

This NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) qualification will prepare you to become an early year’s educator or practitioner, which is also known as a nursery nurse. Upon successful completion of this qualification, you can apply for roles as early year’s practitioner and educator roles in an early year’s settings in which you will be working with children aged from birth to five years of age. The course covers the health and wellbeing of children and their learning, play, and development to prepare them for school. You will also study the legislation, frameworks, and professional practice involved in working in an early year's setting. You will also earn 32 UCAS points once you have successfully completed your course which can be used to support your application to study a related higher education degree. This NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) plus Functional Skills Maths and English bundle course will allow you to achieve the Functional Skills Maths and English Level 2 qualifications you need to work as an early year's educator/practitioner or nursery nurse. Please note that you must complete the Functional Skills exams to achieve your qualification. You can choose to add your exams to your enrolment, and we will save you the hassle of booking them, giving you more time to dedicate to your studies. If you do not add your exams to your enrolment, you will be responsible for booking and paying for your exams by liaising directly with your chosen exam centre.  

Course Content

Qualification Number: 601/2629/2

Theme 1 Health and wellbeing

• Unit 1 (L/505/9300): Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition - GLH 20
• Unit 2 (A/505/9809): Promote healthy lifestyles for children through exercise - GLH 8
• Unit 3 (M/505/9810): Support physical care routines for children - GLH 15
• Unit 4 (T/505/9811): Promote children’s emotional wellbeing - GLH 14
• Unit 5 (A/505/9812): Understand how to support children who are unwell - GLH 19

Theme 2 Legislation, frameworks and professional practice

• Unit 1 (F/505/9813): Understand legislation relating to the safeguarding, protection, and welfare of children - 21 GLH
• Unit 2 (J/505/9814): Use legislation relating to the health and safety of children - GLH 20
• Unit 3 (L/505/9815): Follow legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusive practice - GLH 21
• Unit 4 (R/505/9816): Working in partnership - GLH 15
• Unit 5 (F/505/9830): Engage in professional development - GLH 15

Theme 3 Play, development and learning for school readiness

• Unit 1 (Y/505/9817): Understand the value of play in early years - GLH 20
• Unit 2 (D/505/9818): Plan, lead and review play opportunities which supports children’s learning and development - GLH 22
• Unit 3 (H/505/9819): Promote enabling play environments - GLH 16
• Unit 4 (Y/505/9820): Developing children’s emergent literacy skills - GLH 25
• Unit 5 (D/505/9821): Developing children’s emergent mathematical skills - GLH 34
• Unit 6 (H/505/9822): Support children’s transition to school - GLH 17
• Unit 7 (K/505/9823): Develop children’s cognitive skills - GLH 20
• Unit 8 (M/505/9824): Promote children’s speech, language and communication - GLH 21
• Unit 9 (A/505/9826): Promoting children’s physical development - GLH 19
• Unit 10 (T/505/9825): Promoting children’s personal, social and emotional development - GLH 23
• Unit 11 (F/505/9827): Support children with additional needs - GLH 30
• Unit 12 (J/505/9828): Use observation, assessment and planning to promote the development of children - GLH 37
• Unit 13 (L/505/9829): Use longitudinal studies to observe, assess and plan for children’s needs - GLH 34