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Advance Your Career in Childcare and Early Years with a Nationally Recognised Qualification
Build Your Expertise in Childcare, Early Years and Residential Care
Aim Higher Training offers a comprehensive range of Childcare and Early Years qualifications, from Level 2 Early Years Practitioner awards through to Level 5 Leadership and Management in Residential Childcare, providing a clear progression pathway for anyone looking to build or develop a career working with children and young people.
These nationally recognised, competence-based qualifications are designed for individuals at every stage of their childcare career, whether you are just starting out as an early years practitioner, developing your skills in a nursery or school setting, or leading and managing a residential childcare service.
Developed in line with national occupational standards, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, and current sector requirements, our NCFE qualifications ensure the content is comprehensive, relevant, and aligned with expectations from Ofsted, employers, and regulatory bodies. They provide learners with the opportunity to demonstrate their competence and knowledge across a wide range of childcare settings, while developing the practical and leadership skills that make a real difference to the children and young people in their care.
Whether you work in a day nursery, children’s centre, primary school, children’s home, fostering service, or any other setting working with children and young people, these qualifications will strengthen your professional credibility, meet regulatory requirements, and support your progression into senior and leadership roles.
Whether you work in a day nursery, children’s centre, primary school, children’s home, fostering service, or any other setting working with children and young people, these qualifications will strengthen your professional credibility, meet regulatory requirements, and support your progression into senior and leadership roles.
Ready to take the next step? Speak to our team today to find the right qualification for your role and career goals.
Each qualification is designed to support your progression at the right level for your role and experience:
Early Years Practice
The ideal starting point for those beginning their career in early years, covering the core knowledge and skills needed to support children’s learning, development, and wellbeing in a range of settings.
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 and counts towards staff-to-child ratios in England as of 2026.
Childcare and Young People's Workforce
For those working in children’s homes and residential childcare settings, covering the knowledge, skills, and values needed to support and safeguard children and young people in a residential environment.
Leadership and Management
