Sessional day care / Preschool assistant…

Sessional day care / Preschool assistant practitioner

The assistant practitioner would provide 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 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 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
Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practice Status (EYPS) (only if awarded prior to December 2022)

The following qualifications are only accepted for those practitioners working with children aged 2 - 3.

Pre-school Learning Alliance Certificate
Pre-school Playgroups Association Certificate
Wales Pre-school Playgroup Association Diploma in Playgroup Practice
CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Early Years Care and Education (Welsh medium)
CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Pre-school Practice
EDEXCEL Level 2 BTEC First Diploma Children's Care, Learning and Development (only accepted if commenced prior to 2014)
CACHE Level 2 Diploma in Childcare and Education (NQF) (only accepted if commenced prior to 2014)

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