Day care / creche assistant practitioner

The assistant practitioner would provide day care to children in a non-supervisory role.

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: 15 May 2024

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

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

plus

City and Guilds Level 2 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

WJEC Level 2 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

Other requirements

Past qualifications

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
EDEXCEL Level 2 BTEC First Diploma Children's Care, Learning and Development (only accepted if commenced prior to 2014)
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 National Certificate/Diploma Children’s Care, Learning and Development – CCLD (only if commenced prior to 2014)
Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland)
Level 2 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland)
CACHE Level 2 Diploma in Childcare and Education (NQF) (only accepted if commenced prior to 2014)
CACHE Extended Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
NVQ 2 Children’s Care, Learning and Development
NVQ 2 Child Care and Education
NVQ 2 Early Years Care and Education
CACHE Certificate in Child Care and Education (CCE)
First Diploma in Early Years / Nursery Nursing
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
Open University (OU) Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice
Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practice Status (EYPS) (only if awarded prior to December 2022)

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

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

City and Guilds Level 2 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

WJEC Level 2 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

Other requirements

Past qualifications

Other UK qualifications accepted

Induction requirements