🎓 NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Working with Babies & Young Children Under 2 Years
CPD Qualification • Certified by NCFE CACHE (UK) in partnership with Arabian Child
Qualification Number (QN): 610/5193/7 • Level: 3
📘 EYFS Section 3 & Safeguardin
🌐 English assessment
💼 Ideal for employed or volunteers
🗂️ Instructor-led
💡 Why this Award?
If you work (or volunteer) with babies under two, this short, powerful Level 3 Award gives you the exact skills to deliver warm, responsive, safe care and to support learning in the first 1,000 days. You’ll master the EYFS safeguarding & welfare requirements (Section 3), apply Development Matters and Birth to 5 Matters, and turn research into everyday practice.
Program Summary
A Continuing Professional Development (CPD) qualification designed for practitioners and volunteers working with children from birth to two years. It focuses on the requirements of the EYFS statutory framework (Section 3), alongside guidance from Development Matters and Birth to 5 Matters, emphasizing safe, responsive, relationship-based care practices.
📊 At a Glance
⭐ What You’ll Gain
👩🏫 Who Is This For?
- Baby-room practitioners, nursery assistants, classroom aides, home-based providers.
- Volunteers gaining experience with under-twos in registered early years settings.
- Career-changers seeking a fast, practical CPD route into Early Years baby care.
🎯 Learning Outcomes
📝 Assessment & Evidence
This qualification is a competence-based qualification and assessment method includes:
- Written work
- Professional Discussion
- Reflective account
- Expert witness testimony (EWT) (must be accompanied by professional discussion to triangulate the evidence)
- Work products, for example, policies, reports and records that can be used to underpin or move a professional discussion forward
✅ Entry Requirements
- Learners must be at least 16 years of age and a minimum high school certificate.
- Learners must have an appropriate level of reading, writing, and communication skills.
- Learners must be able to surf the internet, send and receive emails and complete work using a computer.

Arabian Child
Leading early childhood training institute serving the Middle East with accredited programs, experienced assessors, and strong employer partnerships.

NCFE CACHE (UK)
The UK’s sector specialist for childcare qualifications—internationally respected and quality assured.

Regulatory Recognition
Our training delivery in the region is aligned with local regulatory expectations and quality benchmarks.

Global Childhood Academy (GCA)
Access high-quality online learning experiences and learner support.
🚀 Progression
This qualification supports progression to higher-level study such as:
- NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator (EYE)
- NCFE CACHE Level 3 SENCo
- NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children and Young People’s Services
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
📋 What are the requirements to sign up?
- Learners must be at least 16 years of age and a minimum high school certificate.
- Be employed or volunteering in a registered early years setting with babies under two.
- Learners must have an appropriate level of reading, writing, and communication skills.
- Learners must be able to surf the internet, send and receive emails and complete work using a computer.
🧒 Do I need baby-room access?
- Yes—this Award is workplace-based. You’ll gather evidence from your setting (no simulation).
🎯 How will I be assessed?
- Portfolio of evidence including direct observation, professional discussion, reflective accounts, expert witness testimony, and work products.
🚀 What’s next after I pass?
- Use this CPD to strengthen baby-room roles and progress to higher-level Early Years qualifications.
🚀 Boost your under-twos expertise today
Start your professional journey with the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Working with Babies & Young Children Under 2 Years.
This powerful CPD qualification equips you with practical skills in safe care, early learning, and responsive relationships — so you can apply them immediately in your setting with confidence.
✅ UK-recognized accreditation • 👶 Workplace-based practical learning • 💳 Flexible payment options


