Practitioners provide day care to children in an unsupervised or a supervisory role.
Current qualification accepted
Required by National Minimum Standards:
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WJEC Level 2 Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development: Core
plus
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City and Guilds Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice
or
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WJEC Level 3 Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice and Theory
or any of the qualifications at level 3 or above listed for sessional day care workers on this framework plus one of the following:
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City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development
or
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City and Guilds Level 4 Professional Practice in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development
Degrees:
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University of South Wales: BA Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status)
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University of South Wales: Fd Early Years Education and Practice (with Early Years Practitioner status)
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Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practice Status (EYPS)
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Cardiff Metropolitan University: BA (Hons) Early years education and professional practice with EYPS
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Glyndwr University: Fd Early Childhood Studies (EYPS)
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University Trinity St Davids: BA Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status
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Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies with Early years practitioner
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Aberystwyth University: BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status
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University Trinity St David’s: HE Diploma Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status
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Pryfysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant: BA Addysg a Gofal Blynyddoedd Cynnar: Statws Ymarferydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar (available through the medium of Welsh)
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Prifysgol Caerdydd: BA (Anrh) Addysg Gynnar ac Ymarferydd Proffesiynol gyda Statws Ymarferydd Blynyddoedd Cynnar (bi-lingual)
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Swansea University: Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status with a Year Abroad