Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator) CACHE – Diploma – Level 3

Course Status

Course dates on enquiry.

Please Note: this course is only available for course start dates that are on or before 31/8/24. After this date an alternative course: Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator) CACHE – Diploma – Level 3.

What will I learn?

This qualification prepares learners to become Early Years Educators and enable them work with children between birth and 5 years with knowledge of children up to the age seven in a variety of Early Years settings such as nurseries, preschools and as child minders.

Where will it lead me?

This qualification prepares learners to become Early Years Educators and enable them work with children between birth and 5 years with knowledge of children up to the age seven in a variety of Early Years settings such as nurseries, preschools and as child minders.

Entry Requirements

You will need to be working or volunteering in a preschool/nursery setting for a minimum of 14 hours a a week to complete this qualification

Fee Details 2

Due to funding restrictions, anyone who doesn’t live in England, isn’t a UK resident^ or who lives in the local authority areas^ of:

Cambridge and Peterborough
Greater London
Greater Manchester
Liverpool City Region
North of Tyne
North East Combined Authority
South Yorkshire
Tees Valley
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
West of England

Will be unable to apply for fee remission and may be subject to higher course fees than those published.

^go to this page on our website to check if your postcode is in a Devolved Funding Area or to check eligibility if you are a non-UK resident https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/the-college/fees-and-funding/

If you don’t live in England or are not a UK resident or live in any of the above local authority areas and wish to enrol on the course, please contact us for information on tuition fees.

Due to funding restrictions, anyone who doesn’t live in England or isn’t a UK resident will need to
go to this page on our website to check their eligibility for an Advanced Learning Loan https://www.andover.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/

Fee Code

M

Fee Remission

Free if aged 19+ and dont have a FULL L3 or above or unemployed or have a gross salary income (excl benefits) below £25,000* otherwise Advanced Learning Loan available

*19+ on 31/8 in academic year course starts. Includes those who are employed, self-employed, unemployed, not employed. Please contact the College for further information on gross salary income (excl benefits) below £25,000 funding eligibility.

For further information on fee remission details linked to the above Fee Code – refer to our PT Application form on our website.

All fee remission is subject to availability of Government funding at the start date of a course and eligibility criteria.

Please Note

Due to funding restrictions this course is not available to existing full time Sparsholt College/Andover College students aged 16, 17 or 18 (or 19-24 with an EHCP) on the 31/8 in the year they started their course.