Local colleges offering courses in childcare
Before applying to study for a Level 3 qualification, check that it's a full and relevant Level 3 qualification. Otherwise it may not meet Ofsted requirements. The qualification will have Early Years Educator in the title, for example:
- CACHE Diploma in Early Years Education and Care (Early Years Educator) (VRQ)
- CACHE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) (QCF)
- City & Guilds Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner (Early Years Educator) (QCF)
- Skillsfirst Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (Early Years Educator)
- Pearson UK BTEC National Diploma in Children’s Play, Learning and Development (Early Years Educator)
To check whether a qualification is full and relevant, use the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications or the DfE-approved qualifications list.
Colleges offering childcare courses
Itchen College
Middle Road
Bitterne
Southampton
023 8043 5636
Courses in Care at Itchen College
City College Southampton
St Mary Street
Southampton
023 8048 4848
Courses in Early Years (Childcare) at City College Southampton
Totton College
Water Lane
Totton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 3ZX
023 8087 4874
info@totton.ac.uk
Fareham College
Fareham College
Bishopsfield Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO14 1NH
01329 815 200
info@fareham.ac.uk