iCQ Level 2 Award in Introduction to Early Years

Course Overview:
This qualification is aimed at learners who wish to work within an Early Years Setting. It sets out the minimum knowledge, understanding and skills that a level 2 early years practitioner needs to demonstrate to be considered qualified to support young children from birth to 5 years old.

This qualification meets the Early Years Practitioner (EYP) criteria, for the purposes of the staff: child ratios at level 2 in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Qualification: iCQ Level 2 Award in Introduction to Early Years

Total Credits:3

Guided Learning Hours:25

Awarding Body: iCQ

Course Duration: 2 months

Entry Requirements: You don’t need any formal qualifications to enrol on this course. Learners will need to produce full and articulate answers to questions. Learners will need to have a good standard of written and verbal communication skills.

    • Understanding how to promote play in an early years setting

  • Assessment method

    The qualification will be assessed by a portfolio of evidence. Your personal assessor will conduct monthly meetings via Teams to review and develop your progress towards the qualification.

    All assessments need to be passed, and each will directly assess the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the qualification.

  • After this programme, you could progress to the Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner, an Apprenticeship and, in some circumstances, iCQ's Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator.