Day care / creche manager / person in charge

The manager would be the person responsible for setting the operational direction and organising the effective running of the day care provision. The manager will normally be the “person in charge” and may be the “registered person”.

If you have a query about childcare and early years qualifications, email us at eycc@socialcare.wales. Please tell us the qualification title, where the qualification was obtained, the job role and the type of setting the role is for.

Last updated: 17 June 2024

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

The National Minimum Standards state: ‘the person in charge has at least a level 3 childcare qualification recognised on the Social Care Wales’s Qualification Framework’ or The Playwork Education and Training Council for Wales List of Required Qualifications for Playwork (or any lists which supersede them) which is appropriate to the post.

WJEC Level 2 Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development: Core

plus one of the following

City and Guilds Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

WJEC Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice and Theory

Degrees:

University of South Wales: BA Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status)
University of South Wales: Fd Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status)
Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early years education and professional practice with EYPS
Glyndwr University: Fd Early Childhood Studies (EYPS)
University Trinity St Davids: BA Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status
Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies with Early years practitioner
Aberystwyth University: BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status
University Trinity St David’s: HE Diploma Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status
Prifysgol Caerdydd: BA (Anrh) Addysg Gynnar ac Ymarferydd Proffesiynol gyda Statws Ymarferydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar (bi-lingual)
Prifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant: BA Addysg a Gofal Blynyddoedd Cynnar: Statws Ymarferydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar (available through the medium of Welsh)
Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status with a Year Abroad

Recommended for practice:

To raise the standards within early years and childcare settings and to reflect the ambition of the Welsh government, the following qualifications are recommended for practice as managers.

City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development

plus

City and Guilds Level 5 Leadership and Management of Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

City and Guilds Level 4 Professional Practice in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development

Other requirements

Past qualifications

B.Ed / BA Primary Education*
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Management) Wales and Northern Ireland
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Advanced Practice) Wales and Northern Ireland
Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland)
CACHE Extended Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 National Certificate/Diploma Children’s Care, Learning and Development – CCLD (only if commenced prior to 2014)
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education
NVQ 3 Children’s Care Learning and Development
NVQ 3 Child Care and Education
NVQ 3 Early Years Care and Education
CACHE Diploma in Child Care and Education
Diploma in Nursery Nursing Level 3
Award in Early Years and Child Care for Play Workers (transitional awards)
Level 3 Certificate in Work with Children
CACHE Diploma in Nursery Nursing (DNN) (informally known as NNEB)
Diploma in Childcare and Education (DCE)
National Certificate in Caring Services (Nursery Nursing)
National Diploma in Caring Services (Nursery Nursing)
National Certificate in Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing)
National Diploma in Childhood Studies (Nursery Nursing)
National Certificate in Early Years
National Diploma in Early Years
NVQ 4 Children’s Care, Learning and Development
NVQ 4 Early Years Care and Education
Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practice Status (EYPS) (only if awarded prior to December 2022)
Open University (OU) Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice

* These qualifications do not meet the design principles (i.e. based on National Occupational Standards and that competence is assessed in the workplace) to practice within an early years and childcare setting and are therefore not accepted unless:

They were commenced prior to 2010 for specific job roles
Or they are held by those working within Foundation Phase services.

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

WJEC Level 2 Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development: Core

City and Guilds Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

WJEC Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice and Theory

Degrees:

University of South Wales: BA Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status)

University of South Wales: Fd Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status)

Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early years education and professional practice with EYPS

Glyndwr University: Fd Early Childhood Studies (EYPS)

University Trinity St Davids: BA Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status

Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies with Early years practitioner

Aberystwyth University: BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status

University Trinity St David’s: HE Diploma Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status

Prifysgol Caerdydd: BA (Anrh) Addysg Gynnar ac Ymarferydd Proffesiynol gyda Statws Ymarferydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar (bi-lingual)

Prifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant: BA Addysg a Gofal Blynyddoedd Cynnar: Statws Ymarferydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar (available through the medium of Welsh)

Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status with a Year Abroad

Recommended for practice:

City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development

City and Guilds Level 5 Leadership and Management of Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

City and Guilds Level 4 Professional Practice in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development

Other requirements

Past qualifications

Other UK qualifications accepted

Induction requirements