Fully funded play worker qualifications in Plymouth.

Some roles in childcare don’t requires specific qualifications.

However, once you’re in work you could be nominated for free-to-learner childcare qualifications to further your career.

As part of the childcare expansion in Plymouth, Plymouth City Council are funding a range of childcare qualifications. The qualifications are being provided by GHQ Training at their headquarters in Plymouth city center. For more information visit the GHQ Training Website.

Where can you work in childcare?

As a childcare practitioner you could work in a variety of childcare settings, each with their own rewards and challenges.

You could work in traditional settings such a nurseries, pre-schools and playgroups, or even in your own home as a childminder!

If you’d like to establish your own childcare business have a look at our providers pages, where you can find details of the support available to you.

Where can childcare take your career?

There are more opportunities in childcare than you might think.

You could be your own boss by opening a childcare setting of your own. Whether that’s independent childcare or the leader the team leader of a nurseries settings.

Being a qualified childcare practitioner could open doors to roles in education and training, passing your skills on to others and having an even greater impact with your work.

A career in childcare could even take you into a role with a governing body, a local authority or even the Government itself as you shape the childcare environment to ensure everyone has the best possible start in life.

Up Coming Childcare Events

Plymouth City Council are holding a Early Years and Childcare careers conference at the Duke of Cornwall hotel in Plymouth on the 24th of March.

Come along to find out about the roles you could take in childcare, meet childcare training providers, and discover all the a fulfilling role in childcare has to offer!

See our poster for more information.