Check an Early Years qualification
The Department for Education (DfE) have made changes to their early years qualifications checker. Before you start your search, ensure you have the certificate with you, which will help you through the process.
As the market leader in the sector, our early years and childcare qualifications are the hallmark of quality and assure employers that their workforce has the right knowledge, skills, and behaviours to excel in their professional responsibilities. Check out the website for support and resources.
One of the leading titles for early years education and childcare professionals.
Adult learning and skills service.
Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development, and care of children from birth to five.
This service is for you if you need to evidence the level of your overseas qualification for employment, study, professional registration, or another reason.
The Statement of Comparability service can evaluate part-completed school qualifications. This may help people arriving in the UK from overseas who want their children to access A-levels.
Employers and study institutions commonly require high school qualifications, such as GCSEs in the UK. Please include your high school and senior high school qualifications if you need GCSE comparisons to be considered.
Help for early years providers
The EYFS has changed. Find guidance and practical support to help you with the changes.
These resources are for childminders, nursery leaders, and preschool practitioners.
National Professional Qualification (NPQ): Early years leadership framework – October 2021. Size: 463KB File format: pdf
This publication guides the DfE. It outlines the knowledge, skills, and behaviours that teachers will develop when participating in the NPQ for Early Years Leadership.
Safeguarding
Important DfE documents to support providers:
- Domestic Abuse: statutory guidance – July 2022. Size: 1.31MB File format: pdf
