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NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator)
Ref:
601/4000/8
Sector:
Health, Public Services and Care, Early Years Educator
Features:
Licence to practise Teaching materials available UCAS Nested qualification
Registration & certification fee:
£281.00
Level:
Level 3
Minimum entry age:
16
GLH:
1071
TQT:
1358
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This qualification is now withdrawn and we are no longer able to take learner registrations.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.
Suitable alternatives for this withdrawn qualification are:
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funding unavailable: NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator) (610/4164/6)
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Adult Skills funded (national or regional): NCFE CACHE Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) (Diploma) (610/3984/6)
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16 to 19 outside the UK: NCFE CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma for Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator) (610/6133/5)
Support materials
Mandatory qualification information
Qualification specification (PDF | 1149 KB)
Qualification specification (Word) (DOCX | 758 KB)
Additional qualification information
Purpose statement (PDF | 105 KB)
Qualification factsheet (PDF | 124 KB)
Support Handbook
Support Handbook (PDF | 371 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 Cover Sheet (EACS)
External assessment cover sheet (DOCX | 50 KB)
External assessment guidance
CACHE Assessment Themes May 2025 (PDF | 98 KB)
Effective practice study
EPS1 effective practice study task 1 (PDF | 234 KB)
EPS1 effective practice study tutor learner information and requirements (PDF | 496 KB)
EPS2 effective practice study task 2 (PDF | 211 KB)
EPS2 effective practice study tutor learner information and requirements (PDF | 478 KB)
Extended assessment
Chief examiner reports - EYE EPS
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS June 2026 (PDF | 259 KB)
Chief Examiner Report EYE EPS January 26 (PDF | 263 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS March 2025 (PDF | 109 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS September 2023 (PDF | 120 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS April 2023 (PDF | 115 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS January 2023 (PDF | 69 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS September 2022 (PDF | 61 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS April 2022 (PDF | 64 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EPS January 2022 (PDF | 48 KB)
Chief examiner reports - EYE EA
Chief examiner report EYE/EA Summer 2026 (PDF | 279 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA March 2026 (PDF | 296 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA September 2025 (PDF | 163 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA May 2025 (PDF | 177 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA January 2025 (PDF | 137 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA May 2024 (PDF | 97 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA January 2024 (PDF | 98 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA November 2023 (PDF | 91 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA May 2023 (PDF | 122 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA January 2023 (PDF | 87 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA September 2022 (PDF | 143 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA May 2022 (PDF | 64 KB)
Chief examiner report EYE/EA January 2022 (PDF | 112 KB)
Supplementary answer booklet
Supplementary Answer Booklet (PDF | 140 KB)
Teaching materials
Enhance (EEP) Resources
EEP User Guide
Price
Free
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
Third-Party Resources
Hachette Learning Textbook
Price
Refer to external link
Unit breakdown
Mandatory units
Child Development From Conception to Seven Years (F/506/5384)
Children's Health and Well-Being (J/506/5385)
Providing Safe Environments for Children (L/506/5386)
Child Health (Y/506/5388)
Play and Learning (Y/506/5391)
Understanding Children's Additional Needs (H/506/5393)
Observation, Assessment and Planning (M/506/5395)
Professional Practice Portfolio 1 (R/506/5387)
Supporting Emergent Literacy (D/506/5389)
Supporting Emergent Mathematics (R/506/5390)
Preparing for School Readiness (D/506/5392)
International Perspectives (K/506/5394)
Reflective Practice for Professional Development (T/506/5396)
Professional Partnerships in Early Years (A/506/5397)
Professional Practice Portfolio 2 (F/506/5398)
Extended Assessment (EYE/EA)
Effective Practice Study (EYE/EPS)