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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Applied General Award for Early Years, Childcare and Education
Ref:
603/2987/7
Sector:
Health, Public Services and Care, Early Years Educator
Features:
Teaching materials available Performance points UCAS
Registration & certification fee:
£123.00
Level:
Level 3
Minimum entry age:
16
GLH:
182
TQT:
200
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This qualification is now withdrawn and we are no longer able to take learner registrations. The support materials for this qualification will not be updated.
A suitable alternative for this withdrawn qualification is NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Childcare and Education (601/3998/5).
Support materials
Mandatory qualification information
Qualification specification (PDF | 1235 KB)
Qualification specification (Word) (DOCX | 579 KB)
Additional qualification information
Purpose statement (PDF | 121 KB)
Qualification factsheet (PDF | 122 KB)
Teaching/delivery guidance
Tutor guidance (PDF | 740 KB)
Support Handbook
Support Handbook (PDF | 327 KB)
Assessment materials
NCFE have password protected the latest external assessment past-paper, mark scheme and chief examiner report. You are now able to use these as current and valid mock assessments. To access the documents, you will need a Portal login. If you do not have a Portal login please contact your Portal administrator.
External assessment guidance
Using UMS to calculate qualification grades (PDF | 126 KB)
UMS scores for CACHE applied general qualifications (PDF | 132 KB)
Assessment Pack - Spring 2025
AGA EYCE - May 2025 – chief examiner report (PDF | 117 KB)
AGA EYCE - March 2025 - mark scheme (PDF | 418 KB)
AGA EYCE - March 2025 - past paper (PDF | 3784 KB)
Assessment pack - summer 2024
AGA EYCE - June 2024 - mark scheme (PDF | 431 KB)
AGA EYCE - June 2024 - past paper (PDF | 966 KB)
AGA EYCE - July 2024 – chief examiner report (PDF | 120 KB)
Assessment pack - spring 2023
AGA EYCE - March 2023 - mark scheme (PDF | 351 KB)
AGA EYCE - March 2023 - past paper (PDF | 1033 KB)
AGA EYCE - March 2023 – chief examiner report (PDF | 116 KB)
Assessment pack - spring 2022
AGA EYCE - March 2022 - question paper (PDF | 269 KB)
Chief examiner report - March 2022 - AGA EYCE (PDF | 87 KB)
AGA EYCE - March 2022 - mark scheme (PDF | 181 KB)
Assessment pack - spring 2020
AGA EYCE - March 2020 - question paper (PDF | 429 KB)
Chief examiner report - March 2020 - AGA EYCE (PDF | 323 KB)
AGA EYCE - March 2020 - mark scheme (PDF | 315 KB)
Sample and past assessments
Short answer examination - sample answer paper (PDF | 256 KB)
Short answer examination - sample mark scheme (PDF | 401 KB)
Supplementary answer booklet
Supplementary Answer Booklet (PDF | 140 KB)
Teaching materials
Enrichment Resources
Enhance - Employability
Our free Enhance resources help you develop a bespoke, high-quality employability, enrichment, and pastoral (EEP) programme that complements learning and boosts transferable skills.
Price
Free
Enhance - Enrichment
Our free Enhance resources help you develop a bespoke, high-quality employability, enrichment, and pastoral (EEP) programme that complements learning and boosts transferable skills.
Price
Free
Enhance - Pastoral
Our free Enhance resources help you develop a bespoke, high-quality employability, enrichment, and pastoral (EEP) programme that complements learning and boosts transferable skills.
Price
Free
Unit breakdown
Mandatory units
The Role of the Early Years, Childcare and Education Practitioner (L/616/8995)
Human Development From Conception to 19 Years (R/616/8996)
External Assessment Short Answer Examination (AGAEYCE)