Childcare courses
Working with children and young people can be exciting, challenging and very rewarding.
A career in this field can offer flexibility around family life with many progression opportunities, perhaps to full-time work, higher education or even setting up your own business.
Once you have decided that you want to care for children professionally, you need to consider the various types of childcare before choosing the career best suited to you and the qualifications required for this role.
We can support you towards a career as an early years practitioner in nurseries or pre-schools, or a support role in primary and secondary schools, including learning support assistants, teaching assistants or learning mentors.
After studying with us, you could consider a career as a:
- registered childminder
- playworker
- community nursery nurse
- teaching assistant
- family support worker
- early years assistant
Our courses are designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to support children to explore, learn, experience and develop an understanding of the world around them as they grow.
View our Teaching Assistant courses
Professional development
As the childcare landscape continues to grow and change, our courses empower you to stay ahead, enhance your skills, deepen your knowledge, and open doors to new career opportunities.
View our professional learning and development courses
Which Childcare course is right for you?
Use our route map below to help you decide which level best suits you.
Select the image to download a PDF version of the flow chart.
Childminder briefing session
We now provide an on-demand briefing information session for adults wishing to become childminders.
Once the briefing has been completed, you will be invited to attend a skills assessment.
This 2-step process supports you to then apply to join 'The Intro Into Child-minding'.
Book onto a Childminder briefing session
Childcare skills assessments
To enrol onto a childcare course, you will be required to undertake a skills assessment - these can take up to 1 hour 30 minutes to complete.
For further information, contact one of our adult education centres, make an enquiry (opens new window) or book onto a skills assessment.