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Childminder

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

  1. City and Guilds unit 326 - Introduction to home-based childcare

  2. City and Guilds unit 327 - Preparing for childminding practice

or any of the qualifications at level 3 (or above) listed below will also be accepted:

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

and

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

or

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

and

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

Degrees:

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

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

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

  4. Glyndwr University: Fd Early Childhood Studies (EYPS)

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

  6. Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies with Early years practitioner

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

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

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

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

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

Other requirements

Past qualifications

Other UK qualifications accepted

Induction requirements