NCFE CACHE Level 4 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner

About This Course

Advance your career with the NCFE CACHE Level 4 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner. This Ofqual-regulated qualification is ideal for experienced early years professionals seeking leadership, mentoring, and coordination roles.

Build on your Level 3 knowledge, focusing on partnership working, health and well-being, and leading change. Study flexibly while working and apply your learning in real settings.

A suitable workplace placement is required to complete assessment tasks.

Course Benefits

Fully recognised Level 4 qualification regulated by Ofqual.

Ideal for experienced early years practitioners seeking career progression.

Prepares you for leadership, mentoring, and coordination roles.

Study alongside your job and apply new knowledge directly in your setting.

Course Units

Qualification Title: NCFE CACHE Level 4 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner
Qualification Number: 601/8424/3

Unit 1: Enabling Children To Learn

Unit 2: Promoting Health And Well-Being Through Physical Activity And Nutrition Coordination (PANCo)

Unit 3: Working With Others To Support Children With Additional Needs, Including SEND

Unit 4: Working With Families And Other Professionals In Early Years Settings

Unit 5: Implementing Change In An Early Years Setting Incorporating A Small-Scale Research Project Field

Assessment

This course is assessed using a series of assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. You’ll access your learning materials and submit your work online using our learner management system. Your expert assessor will mark your work and guide you throughout the programme.

A placement in a suitable setting must be arranged prior to enrolling to fulfil the assessment criteria in a real work environment, ensuring you gain valuable hands-on experience.

Required Knowledge

Learners must be 18 or over.

A suitable work placement is required before enrolment, as assessment includes workplace-based outcomes and hands-on experience.

Awarding Body

Upon completing your course, you will receive a certificate from NCFE, a respected educational charity with over 170 years’ experience.

Enrolment in an NCFE CACHE course grants you two years’ access to the NCFE CACHE Alumni network and its resources.

Support

From the guidance of our personal tutors whose industry experience within counselling can help to support and mentor your studies, to our comprehensive study guide and course materials; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months tutor support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.

You too can take advantage of the extensive knowledge base of our personal tutors and use their experiences to get all of your questions answered. Similarly, our student support team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance as they help you to decipher your course materials and answer your questions.

Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.