🎓 NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children & Young People’s Services
💼 Instructor-Led Training | Certified by NCFE CACHE (UK) in partnership with Arabian Child
Step into confident leadership. This Level 5 Diploma equips managers and senior practitioners to lead people, quality, and compliance in early years and children’s services — with practical tools to drive improvement, safeguard children, and deliver outstanding outcomes.
🏅 NCFE CACHE (UK)
✅ KHDA Accredited
⏱ 12-month access📱 Mobile-friendly
🎯 Level 5 Leadership
📊 At a Glance
⭐ Course Features
👥 Who Is This For?
Ideal for early years leaders and senior practitioners who are responsible for people,
quality, and learning outcomes in their setting.
💡 Key Skills & Competencies
- Lead people, culture, and performance in children & young people’s services.
- Manage quality, compliance, and risk (safeguarding, H&S, equality & inclusion).
- Guide practice through supervision, appraisal, and reflective leadership.
🎯 Learning Outcomes
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⏱ Programme Structure & Assessment
This qualification combines structured guided learning, flexible online study, and workplace-based assessment to confirm your competence in early years practice.
🌐 12-month online access
👩🏫 E-learning or instructor-led
🤝 1-to-1 learning support
- Total Qualification Time (TQT): 900 hours.
- 12-month access to the online learning platform.
- Delivered as e-learning or instructor-led study.
- Study through videos, text, quizzes, and interactive exercises.
- Learn at your own pace, completing each part separately or together.
- Includes 1-to-1 learning support, practical tasks, reflection activities, and formal evaluation.
- Successfully pass all 17 units with their associated tasks.
- Complete one research study as part of the qualification.
- Demonstrate workplace competence through direct observation in an early years setting.
⭐ Key Highlights of the Diploma
👩💼 Leadership Preparation
🧩 Flexible Learning
🎯 Workforce-Oriented
🏅 Accreditation
KHDA Accredited
Global Partners
Certified by NCFE CACHE, UK in partnership with Arabian Child. NCFE CACHE is part of the UK’s RQF—ensuring industry-recognized, quality-assured qualifications.
🏛 Locally & Internationally Accredited





Certified by NCFE CACHE (UK) in partnership with Arabian Child. All programs are accredited by the
Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Dubai, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) is Saudi Arabia’s government agency responsible for overseeing and delivering technical and vocational education across the Kingdom. Delivered on Global Childhood Academy (GCA).
Certificate Sample
🏅 Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) Support
💼 Supports employment in the early years sector
📄 May require a sponsoring employer
Support is subject to the terms and conditions of the Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) and the programs available at the time of application.
🎥 Info Video: How do I know my certificate is supported by HADAF?
This short video walks you step-by-step through how to verify that your qualification is supported on the HADAF platform, and what makes Arabian Child programs uniquely recognised by TVTC.
🎓 How do I confirm that my Arabian Child certificate is supported by HADAF?
This video shows trainees how to easily check if their courses and certificates are supported through the Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) platform.
📌 In this video you will learn:
- ✔ How to access the HADAF website and check if your course is supported.
- ✔ How to find the “Professional and Specialist Certificates” service.
- ✔ How to search for the program you are enrolled in.
- ✔ What to do if your program does not appear in the system.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
📋 Which job roles can I apply for after completion?
- Manager, Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager, Day Care Manager.
📝 What are the entry requirements?
- 19+ years old; relevant Level 3 (or higher); working in a leadership/supervisory role; able to use a computer and email.
🏫 Do I need to be working in a nursery/school?
- Yes — you should be a Deputy/Manager (or have the opportunity to carry out those responsibilities).
🎓 Will I receive a certificate?
- E-Certificate from Arabian Child (UAE). Optional KHDA certificate available (additional fee).
🔐 Verifiable e-certificate
⏱ What’s the timeline to complete?
- Flexible; recommended completion within 12 months of enrollment.
📆 Suggested: finish within 12 months
⚖️ Where can I read your policies?
- See our
Terms and Conditions.
📞 Contact Information
🚀 Your Next Step
✨ If you’re ready to move to a new level of leadership in early childhood education, this diploma gives you the
theoretical and practical framework to confidently lead a centre or an educational team.
Enrol now and start your journey with Arabian Child towards impactful leadership in the early childhood sector.




