Level 3 Diploma in Playgroup Practice

Who is the qualification aimed at?

For group leaders or those with some experience in Early Years Care and Education to help them to plan and deliver a curriculum that will embrace Curriculum Cymreig.

Learners must be at least 16 years of age and working in a playgroup setting.

It covers child development, the early years curriculum and how to manage a group setting. It also covers how to advise and support parents (in a Welsh context).

Birth to 7 years with an emphasis on children between 2 and a half to 5 years of age.

By two written assignments.

It is expected that learners will be in employment or volunteering in a related setting.

180 guided learning hours plus a further 180 recommended hours working in a related setting.