iCQ Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner

Course Overview:
The aim of this qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of babies and young children from birth to seven years of age with applied knowledge in the early years, 0–5 years.

The qualification content meets the Department for Education’s (DfE) Level 2 full and relevant criteria for a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner in the workforce.

Qualification: iCQ Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner

Total Credits: 37

Guided Learning Hours:370

Awarding Body: iCQ

Course Duration: 12 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.

    • · Learning how to support children with special educational needs and disabilities

    • · Understanding the role of communication in an early years setting

    • · Learning how to support daily routines to meet babies and children's physical care routines

    • · Awareness of how to support the nutrition and hydration of babies and young children

    • · Learning partnership working in early years settings

    • · Understanding the role of the early years practitioner

    • · Learning how to support the planning and delivery of activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes

    • · Awareness of Health and safety of babies and children in early years settings

    • · Understanding Equality, diversity and inclusive practice in early years settings

    • · Learning how to promote play in an early years setting

    • · Awareness of Safeguarding, protection and welfare of babies and young children in early years settings

    • · Understand how to support children's development

  • 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 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator)