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Level 2 Certificate Introducing Caring for Children and Young People
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Overview
This qualification will give learners a basic understanding of childcare and education including parenting and babysitting. It will also help them to make an informed choice about working with children and young people.
How you’ll learn
Example units on the Level 2 Certificate:
– Accident prevention and fire safety when babysitting
– Caring for young children in a babysitting environment
– Parenting and healthy lifestyles
– Importance of play for early learning
– Craft activities with young children
– Young children’s development
Entry and progression
What you need and where it leads
- Entry requirements
- This course Level 2
- Further study
Entry requirements
Learners will be required to hold a GCSE in maths and English at grade 2 or higher to enrol on the Level 2 Certificate.
Not sure you meet these? Talk to us and we will help you find the right starting point.
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Careers it can lead to
- Early Education and Childcare Assistants £13.30 an hour
- Nannies and Au Pairs £14.13 an hour
- Houseparents and Residential Wardens £25,800 a year
- Childminders £12.72 an hour
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- Care Workers and Home Carers £13.39 an hour
- Senior Care Workers £26,800 a year
- Care Escorts £12.98 an hour
- Educational Support Assistants £14.50 an hour
With further study or experience
- Early Education and Childcare Practitioners £12.96 an hour
- Child and Early Years Officers £27,500 a year
- Early Education and Childcare Services Managers £22,400 a year
- Nursery Education Teaching Professionals £34,800 a year
- Early Education and Childcare Services Proprietors £44,300 a year
- Registered Children’s Nurses £33,500 a year
Typical pay is the UK median for each job (Lightcast, October 2026).
For parents and carers
Supporting your child’s journey
A Friendly, Welcoming Place
Students are often surprised by how friendly and welcoming college is. It's a supportive community where they'll build genuine friendships and feel part of something.
About student lifeLearning Support
If your child has additional learning needs, our support team works with them from day one. Adjustments are put in place early so they can get the most out of their course.
About learning supportGCSE Support Built In
If your child needs to resit GCSE English or Maths, it's built into the timetable, not bolted on as an extra. They'll get structured support alongside their main course.
Learn moreQualifications That Count
These are nationally recognised qualifications with real academic weight. Your child will develop practical skills and knowledge that employers and universities genuinely value.
Your next step
Apply now, come and see us first, or ask us anything.
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What happens after you apply
1
You apply
Apply online and you’ll get a confirmation email.
2
You meet your tutor
We’ll invite you to an interview to talk through the course and your plans, and make sure it’s right for you.
3
You get an offer
We’ll email you a conditional or unconditional offer.
4
You get ready to start
Come to a taster session in the summer, then enrol in August, bringing your results.