Level 2 Early Years Practitioner

Regulators
  • Department for Education
Nations
  • England
Sectors
  • Education

Regulatory or professional bodies

Primary regulator

Regulatory authority
Department for Education
Address

20 Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Phone number
+44 (0)370 000 2288

Regulation

Regulation summary

All early years providers working with children from birth to 5 years old must follow the regulations on early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios. The EYFS sets conditions on early years qualifications and ratios.

Regulation type

Licence

Reserved activities

The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn, develop, and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children have the skills they need to start school and a broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good progress through school and life.

Providers must make sure staff have the appropriate qualifications to count in the staff:child ratios, including the need to have at least one staff member trained in paediatric first aid.

Protected titles

Early years practitioner


Qualifications and experience

New professionals

Routes to qualification

The Department for Education (DfE) defines the qualifications that staff must hold to count in EYFS staff:child ratios. You can use our early years qualifications lists to:

- check if your qualification meets the approved ‘full and relevant’ criteria for early years qualifications
- confirm if you count in the EYFS staff:child ratios

Professionals from other UK nations

Routes to recognition within the UK

If you did not get your qualification in England you will have to make an application for recognition to work as a qualified member of staff in an early years setting in England. Please see the link provided for more information.

Professionals from outside the UK

Recognition for professionals outside the UK
All - there are routes to recognition for professionals from all countries
Summary of routes

If you did not get your qualification in England you will have to make an application for recognition to work as a qualified member of staff in an early years setting in England. Please see the link provided for more information.


Registration

Registration requirements

You do not need to register as an Early Years Practitioner.


Legislation

Title of relevant act or charter

The Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/938) as amended.

Licence Finder

You may need licences and permits to carry out certain activities in the UK. These are called authorisations. Use the licence finder to find what you need.