Step 1: Course Enrolment - you will need to complete a short enrolment and telephone induction to start  

Step 2: Starting the course - your assessor will introduce themselves and issue you with your first assessment plan 

Step 3: Submitting Work - when you have completed an assignment, you can upload it to your course portal for your assessor to mark your work and give you feedback. Feedback  will be displayed on your portal and emailed to you for ease of reference

Step 4: Getting Help - when you need help, you can contact your assessor with questions any time as well as being able to get in touch with our customer support team between 9 am and 6 pm Mon - Fri.  

Step 5: Completion - once you and your assessor are confident that you have met the criteria in each unit,  your portfolio goes into the IQA stage which takes approximately 9-12 weeks. After this stage, we will be able to claim your certificate.

Approximately 15 minutes after purchase, you will receive your login details (Please check Spam folder) by email, including a link and instructions to log into your course. You can also find your learning portal by clicking on the ‘student login’ button on our website or by clicking here; lms.thelearningstation.co.uk.

Mandatory Units:

Unit 01 - (R/506/9343) Understand child development

Unit 02 - (Y/506/9344) Support the holistic development of children

Unit 03 - (K/506/9347) Safeguarding and child protection in early years

Unit 04 - (T/506/9349) Promote the health, safety and welfare of young children

Unit 05 - (T/506/9352) Support the health, wellbeing and physical care needs of children in early years settings

Unit 06 - (F/506/9354) Equality, diversity and inclusion in early years settings

Unit 07 - (J/506/9355) Support positive behaviour in children

Unit 08 - (D/506/9345) Support children with additional support needs

Unit 09 - (H/506/9346) Support attachment when working with children in early years settings

Unit 10 - (M/506/9348) Support children through transitions

Unit 11 - (K/506/9350) Plan, lead and evaluate purposeful play activities to support children’s learning and development

Unit 12 - (M/506/9351) Support the development of reading, literacy and mathematical skills in early years settings

Unit 13 - (A/506/9353) Extending children’s learning and thinking in early years settings

Unit 14 - (L/506/9356) Assessment and observation in early years settings

Unit 15 - (R/506/9357) Recording, storing, reporting and sharing information in early years settings

Unit 16 - (Y/506/9358) Working in partnership with colleagues, professionals and key individuals in early years settings

Unit 17 - (D/506/9359) Continuing professional development in early years education

You will get a call to arrange your induction within days of completing the enrolment process. the induction will go through your chosen course, advise on suitability, Help you choose your optional units and pathways, explain what is expected from your work, provide training on the use of our system and answer any questions that you have. The Induction will take place over the phone.

You can expect any work submitted to be marked within 14 days marking and feedback may take longer if you submit more than 3 assignments in a month.

All our courses are delivered online so no Classroom learning, We have some learning resources but as our qualifications are vocational and work-based courses, you are expected to conduct research and gain skills, knowledge and understanding from your working environment. Your assessor will provide you with assessment plans, which may include guidance and materials, as well as provide constructive feedback on the work that you complete.

Your assessor will provide you with assessment plans with work to complete, as well as their contact information. They will not reach out to you if you are not doing your work, you need to get in touch if you are having trouble with your assignments.

Your assessor should respond to any messages from you within just 3-working days, but it is usually sooner. If you have sent your assessor a message and you haven’t heard back from them, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

This qualification requires an assessment of both competence and knowledge. Throughout your TQUK Level 3 Diploma for the Children’s Workforce (Early Years Educator) course, you will be assessed through a variety of methods:

• Written assignments and coursework

• Having a manager or colleague complete a witness testimony of tasks completed in a workplace

• Direct observations of you carrying out work-related tasks

• Professional discussions over the phone

• Supplying us with work product evidence.

Level 2

For anyone who has a level 2 early years qualification that they attained after 1st September 2019, provided that this meets the level 2 relevant and full criteria, they can be counted towards the staff to child ratio at level 2.

Level 3

For a staff member who has a level 3 qualification from 1st September 2014, provided they meet the full level 3 relevant criteria, they can also be counted towards the EYFS staff to child ratio at level 3.

Higher levels

For those staff members who have a qualification in early years at the level of four or five (completed as part of a level 6 course) if that four or five level qualification is not listed as meeting the relevant and full criteria, they will not be able to be part of the EYFS staff to child ratio at level 3.

The DfE has a list of qualifications which meet their criteria allowing the holder of that qualification to count as part of the staff to child ratio according to the regulations set down by the EYFS. If you are not sure whether your qualification qualifies you to work in the early years setting then you can check this early years qualification list:

early years qualifications list

On completion of your course, there are steps that we must take to quality assure your qualification to then send to the awarding organisation.

1. The Assessor must review your work in full before submitting it to our IQA, this usually takes around 2 weeks.
2. The IQA will review any requests within 1-months, but this is usually sooner. If there are actions on your portfolio it will be sent to the assessor for them to complete, and then these steps will be repeated.
3. Once the IQA has quality checked and approved your portfolio for external sampling by the awarding body, the office will submit the claim for your certificate within 5 working days.
4. The awarding body will usually issue a certificate within 2-weeks from this point; however, they may request sampling of your work, in which case it can be up to one month.
5. The usual duration is 1-2 months from completion.