TQUK Level 5 Diploma for Senior Early Years Practitioners (RQF)

This qualification consists of 18 mandatory units, covering:

✅ Lead safeguarding and welfare practice within the early years setting – Ensuring compliance with child protection regulations.

✅ Champion inclusive practice and equity in the early years – Promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion.

✅ Manage the care, health, and well-being processes within early years – Supporting children’s physical and emotional development.

✅ Lead and promote positive change in the early years setting – Managing change and innovation.

✅ The principles and practice of effective leadership and coaching in the early years – Developing leadership skills and mentoring staff.

✅ Champion learning and development opportunities for young children – Implementing play-based and child-led learning strategies.

✅ Promote the personal and professional development of self and others who work in early years provision – Supporting staff career progression and training.

✅ Support and lead the development of partnerships in early years settings – Collaborating with parents, carers, and external professionals.

✅ Support babies and young children through periods of transition and significant life events – Helping children adapt to changes such as starting school or family changes.

✅ Champion playful pedagogy within the early years setting – Leading innovative play-based learning approaches.

✅ Lead opportunities for the holistic development of babies and young children – Supporting children’s social, emotional, and cognitive growth.

✅ Promote health, safety, and security within the early years setting – Ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

✅ Promote innovative practice in the development of an enabling environment within early years settings – Creating nurturing learning spaces.

✅ Lead practice in the storage, handling, and use of information in the early years setting – Managing records and confidentiality.

✅ Lead or support mandatory inspection processes within the early years sector – Preparing for Ofsted and other regulatory inspections.

✅ Promote an inclusive environment to support the development and well-being of babies and children with additional needs – Providing targeted support for children with SEND.

✅ Promote positive attachments and co-regulation in the early years setting – Building strong emotional connections between children and caregivers.

✅ Effective assessment for learning and development – Using observation and assessment to track children’s progress.

Advance your career in early years leadership and gain the skills needed to lead high-quality early childhood education. Contact us today to learn more or enrol in the TQUK Level 5 Diploma for Senior Early Years Practitioners (RQF).