Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (England) (4228)

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Last Updated: 04 Feb 2022

The City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (England) meets the Department for Education’s Level 2 full and relevant criteria for a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner for those working in the early years workforce in England. It provides candidates with the knowledge and understanding of working with babies and young children from birth to 7 years and supports the development of the practical and technical skills needed to work with children up to the age of 5 years.

The Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (England) is aimed at learners aged 16 – 18; 19+.

Learners must work in a paid or unpaid capacity in an early years setting and work with children between 0 - 5 years.

Where relevant the learner may also be working towards an apprenticeship.

Available to deliver in the following:

England

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

Learners undertaking the Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (England) will cover the following mandatory topics:

Exploring roles and development opportunities in early years settings
Child development from birth to 7 years
Safeguarding babies and young children in early years settings
Supporting health and safety in early years settings
Promoting wellbeing in early years settings
Supporting effective communication in early years settings
Supporting activities, purposeful play and educational programmes
Understand how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
Working with parents, colleagues and other professionals in early years settings

What Careers Can This Lead To?

The Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (England) could lead to the following employment opportunities:

Early years assistant
Preschool assistant
Playgroup assistant
After school assistant
Childminder assistant
Childminder

Learners can progress to one of the following qualifications providing the are in an appropriate job role and work setting:

City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma for Early Years Practitioners (Early Years Educator) (work-based) (3605-03)
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (4340-31)
City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (4345-31)

Opportunities may also be available to progress to an apprenticeship standard such as Early Years Educator, Senior Healthcare Support Worker (Children and Young People option) or Children Young People and Families Practitioner at level 4.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

To deliver these qualifications, centres/colleges will need to provide their learners with a suitable learning environment and the resources they need to complete the practical and theoretical aspects of the qualification.

To find all the resource requirements, download the qualification handbook from the centre documents section.

Our SmartScreen resource package is available to order using product code SS4228-LV2.

Level 2

4228-02 Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (4228-02)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2025 Supportive services: SmartScreen

Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner

Accreditation No: 603/4935/9 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: VRQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2027 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued
Qualification fees in the UK: £138.00 Our typical price is the one that is most often paid by a centre for a completed learner. Some prices are made up of multiple charging points so action like taking difference units or specialisms to complete and resitting assessments may mean the cost for some learners differs.

Additional information for centres

SMARTSCREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION

SmartScreen is our online portal for tutor, assessors and learners that provides unit-specific support materials and tutor forums to complement the delivery and learning experience

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Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

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Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (England) (4228)