Employers: Early Years
Most of our early years courses are now part of the Poppins Bursary. This means that early years providers can use the bursary to access fully-funded staff training and development opportunities.
Support your team to develop real-world skills in Early Years
Supporting your team to develop through early years courses and apprenticeships helps your team build practical skills that enhance the care and development of young children. Benefits include:
Attract and retain the best people
Enhance the quality of care and learning in your setting
Build parent/carer trust through highly qualified staff
Boost staff loyalty and motivation
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a great way to upskill existing team members or hire new staff. They are suitable for all ages, over 16, and are available at a range of levels.
Level 2 Early Years Practitioner
Perfect for supporting team members who work and interact directly with children on a day to day basis supporting the planning of and delivery of activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes within the ethos of the setting.
Level 2 Playworker*
Perfect for developing those working in local community settings, such as Before and After School Clubs, Adventure Playgrounds and Mobile Play Provision, for example a Playbus.
Level 3 Early Years Educator
This programme is designed to further the learner’s knowledge. It is suitable for individuals employed within an early years setting. Typical roles include: Early Years Educator, Childminder or Nursery Nurse.
Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner*
Designed for those looking to make an operational lead for the care, learning and development of all young children within their care, adapting to individual needs providing inclusive and holistic provision. *Coming Soon
Level 5 Coaching Professional
This programme is designed for those who work with a wide range of individuals and teams across organisations, to empower and engage with them, to enhance their professional performance.
Qualifications and CPD courses
Throughout the year, we have many early years courses and qualifications that can be used to train your team. Employees have the option to enrol themselves, or if you’d like to explore how these opportunities can benefit your business and staff, please click the “enquire now” button to discuss the available options for each course. At some points throughout the year, you may see that there are no courses available for learner enrolment, in which case, please use the “enquire now” button instead.
Level 2
| Diabetes Care and Management | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Introducing Caring for Children and Young People | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Introduction to Neuroscience in Early Years | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Nutrition and Health | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Understanding Autism | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Understanding Domestic Abuse | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
Level 3
| Diabetes Care and Management | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Understanding Autism | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
Work Based Qualifications
For those not eligible for an apprenticeship, we have a range of diploma courses from level 2 through to level 5.
*Course coming soon
| Level 2 Diploma in Playwork | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce | Learner Enrolment | Enquire Now |
| Level 4 Certificate for EYS Advanced Practitioner* | Enquire Now |
| Level 5 Diploma for EYS Senior Practitioner* | Enquire Now |