Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom
Lists of qualifications that meet DfE's criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage framework staff:child ratios.
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Update history
2024-12-20 11:48
Updated ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom: check list’ to add three newly-approved qualifications, and make a minor amend to the name of another qualification.
2024-11-28 11:23
Updated ‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ to add a newly-approved qualification, and correct the awarding organisation name of another qualification.
2024-11-01 10:00
Updated the list. We have added newly-approved qualifications to the post-September 2024 tab. We have also added an extra column to each tab to set out, for each individual qualification listed, which staff:child ratio the qualification holder can be included in.
2024-10-15 10:49
Updated ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom: check list’ with newly approved qualifications, and updated wording around qualification dates.
2024-08-30 13:59
Updated ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom: check list’ with newly approved qualifications.
2024-08-05 11:56
The ‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ was updated to include newly approved qualifications, as well as making some edits to awarding organisation names for consistency.
2024-05-16 09:00
Updated the ‘Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom check list’ to add the tab ‘F + R Quals list post Sept 2024’, following the updates to the Level 3 Early Years Educator criteria effective from September 2024. For guidance on Tab 3, please see rows 16 to 18 of the ‘guide for using this document’ tab.
2024-03-01 13:20
Updated the ‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ to add ‘Early Years Educator (EYE) Level 3 Apprenticeship’.
2024-01-31 09:02
Updated the ‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ to add one Level 5 Diploma offered by Training Qualifications United Kingdom to the tab ‘Full and relevant qualifications list post 1 September 2014’.
2024-01-25 10:53
Updated the ‘from’ date for ‘FdEd in Professional Practice in Early Years 0-8 (with EYE)’ offered by University of Hull, listed in the after September 2014 tab, in the check list.
2023-12-08 13:22
Added a link to ‘Early years qualification requirements and standards’, which you should refer to from 4 January 2024.
2023-11-20 12:43
‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ was updated.
2023-06-22 09:18
‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ was updated.
2023-04-27 10:00
The ‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ was updated.
2022-12-21 13:20
‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ and ‘Qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom’ have been updated.
2022-11-01 16:40
‘Early years qualifications achieved in United Kingdom check list’ has been updated. Added degrees and honours degrees at level 6 offered by various awarding organisations and updated the ‘notes/additional requirements’ for ‘BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies’ offered by various awarding organisations in the tab ‘Full and relevant qualifications list post 1 September 2014’.
2022-09-05 10:00
‘Qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom’ has been updated with information for ‘Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish qualifications’.
2022-06-16 13:38
Updated the ‘Early years qualifications achieved in England check list’. Added one Level 5 Diploma offered by Crossfields Institute to the tab ‘Full and relevant qualifications list post 1 September 2014’.
2022-05-20 09:51
Updated the ‘Early years qualifications achieved in England check list’. Added 2 new foundation degrees offered by Kingston University to the tab ‘Full and relevant qualifications list post 1 September 2014’.
2022-05-10 10:33
Updated ‘Early years qualifications achieved in England check list’ spreadsheet to add a new foundation degree in early childhood studies offered jointly by the University Centre Peterborough and the Open University to the tab ‘Full and Relevant Qualifications achieved post 1 September 2014’.
2022-03-08 15:27
We have updated the ‘Early years qualifications achieved in England check list’ spreadsheet.