Sessional day care manager

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

The National Minimum Standards state: ‘the person in charge has at least a level 3 qualification recognised on the Care Council for Wales’ current list of Accepted Qualifications for the Early Years and Childcare Workforce in Wales or Skills Active’s Integrated Qualification Framework for Play work (or any lists which supersede them), which is appropriate to the post’. The ‘recognised’ qualifications are listed on this framework.

City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development

plus

City and Guilds Level 5 Leadership and Management of Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

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

plus one of the following

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

or any of the qualifications at level 3 or above listed for sessional day care workers on this framework plus:

City and Guilds Level 4 Professional Practice in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development

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 Childhood Studies with Early Years Practice Status (EYPS)
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)
Pryfysgol 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

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Management) Wales and Northern Ireland
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Advanced Practice) Wales and Northern Ireland
EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 National Certificate/Diploma Children’s Care, Learning and Development – CCLD (only if commenced prior to 2014)
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education
Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development (Wales and Northern Ireland)
CACHE Extended Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
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) (was 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
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Playgroup Practice in Wales
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Care and Education (Welsh medium)
CACHE Level 3 in Preschool Practice
Open University (OU) Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice

Current qualification accepted

Required by National Minimum Standards:

City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development

City and Guilds Level 5 Leadership and Management of Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice

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

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

City and Guilds Level 4 Professional Practice in Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development

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 Childhood Studies with Early Years Practice Status (EYPS)

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)

Pryfysgol 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