Start your childminding or nanny career today!
Our CACHE-accredited and Ofsted-recognised Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work in Home-Based Childcare covers everything you need to become a Home-Based Childcare Worker, Registered Childminder, Childminding assistant or Nanny.
This qualification is intended to help both new and existing childcare professionals develop their knowledge and skills on how to work effectively with children in a home-based childcare role and support on setting up a home-based business.
All this for £294
(including VAT)
PACEY membership benefits
£600 Government Start up grant
3 Months free PACEY membership that incudes:
Save £10 on CACHE Endorsed Safeguarding children course through PACEY
Save £12.99 on PACEY Food safety and hygiene course.
PACEY Practice advice service
What’s more, with the Governments new incentive payment, you can receive up to £1200
when you register as a childminder!
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Partnered with
Through our partnership with the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) you will receive exclusive 3 months access to PACEY membership for free, allowing you to take advantage of further training and resources. This includes:
Save £10 on CACHE Endorsed Safeguarding children course through PACEY
Save £12.99 on PACEY Food safety and hygiene course
Access to free online training
Setting ideas and activity packs
PACEY Practice advice service
Sample policies and procedures
Home-Based childcare qualification (HBCA) overview
This CACHE-accredited and Ofsted-recognised level 3 award covers everything you need to become a Home-Based childcarer, registered childminder, childminding assistant or nanny.
This qualification also supports existing childcare professionals in improving their expertise.
Through our partnership with the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY), you will also receive three months' free membership, providing access to a range of support and information.
Anyone over the age of 16 years old.
Preparing to Work in Home-Based Childcare is a Level 3 Award. If you want to work in a home-based childcare setting as a registered childminder, childminding assistant or nanny, it's the perfect course for you.
This qualification is one that you can study from the comfort of your own home, and is delivered fully online.
In order to achieve the Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work in Home-Based Childcare, learners must achieve 6 credits in total.
The course can be completed between 8-12 weeks depending on the time a learner is able to dedicate.
This is a knowledge-only qualification; therefore, no placement in a real work environment is required.
Upon completion of this qualification, you could start looking at a range of opportunities such as:
Registered childminders
Childminding assistants
Nannies
Au pairs
Other childcarers in home based settings.
Apply today and change lives
We’re all about changing lives, be that individuals changing lives through their day-to-day work, or by organisations changing lives and impacting on our economy.
As a national training provider, we change lives throughout the UK, with expertise in childcare, healthcare, clinical and business skills traineeships and apprenticeships.
For more information, complete the form below, call Rebecca Barnes on 01753 598 538, or email us.
Both the Impact Futures and The Childcare Company brands are used interchangeably for both Impact Futures Training Limited and The Child Care Company (Old Windsor) Limited.