EYFS staff:child ratios - DfE approved qualifications
Lists of qualifications that meet DfE's criteria for counting in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework staff:child ratios.
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Early years providers can use these early years qualifications lists to:
- check if an individual’s qualification meets the approved ‘full and relevant’ criteria for early years qualifications
- check if an individual’s qualification meets the early years educator criteria
- check if an individual’s qualification meets the level 2 early years practitioner criteria
- confirm if an individual counts in the staff:child ratios set out in the early years foundation stage framework
You should use these lists alongside the detailed guidance on checking early years qualifications.
Last updated 28 January 2021 + show all updates
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Updated guidance about titles of early years qualifications in 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' and a new listing of a DfE approved qualification from Peterborough University in 'Early years qualifications: from 1 September 2014'.
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Updated 'Early years qualifications: from September 2014' document as it includes new qualifications. Also updated 'Early years qualifications: pre September 2014' document as it clarifies qualifications taken in Wales and NI.
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T level, Scottish Nursery Nurse Examination Board and new qualification updates to the 'Early years qualifications: from 1 September 2014' and 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' spreadsheets.
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Updated 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' to include Scottish qualifications.
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Updated 'Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications: from 1 September 2019' and 'Early years qualifications: from 1 September 2014', to include new DfE qualifications, and formatting changes to make the file accessible.
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Added information about T Levels and early years apprenticeships. Added new qualification to Early Years qualifications: from 1 September 2014 and T Level information. Added new qualification to Early Years Practitioner qualifications: from 1 September 2019.
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Updated 'Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications: from 1 September 2019'. It includes 2 new qualifications approved by DfE.
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Added a new approved qualification to 'Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications: from 1 September 2019'.
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Updated documents 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' and 'Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications: from 1 September 2019'.
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New level 3 qualification and additional information about qualifications above level 3 added to the post-September 2014 list, new level 2 qualification added to post-September 2019 list.
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Updated documents 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' and 'Early years qualifications: from 1 September 2014', and details on checking qualifications. Added 'Level 2 early years practitioner qualifications: from 1 September 2019'.
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Updated document 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' to include early years practice qualifications and clarify merger of Edexcel and Pearson awarding organisations.
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Added Scottish Vocational Qualfications to the NVQ titles in pre-September 2014 spreadsheet. Updated post-Sept-2014 spreadsheet with one new qualification mapped to the EYE criteria, and clarified titles of two EYE qualifications from Pearson UK.
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Added new qualifications to the pre-Sept 2014 spreadsheet.
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Updated 'Early years qualifications: from 1 September 2014'
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Updated spreadsheets to meet new titling requirements from Ofqual.
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Updated the pre-September 2014 spreadsheet with information about joint degrees and joint honours degrees.
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Removed duplication on 'Early years qualifications: pre-September 2014' document.
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Updated the pre-September 2014 spreadsheet with information about sector-endorsed Foundation Degrees.
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Updated post-Sept-2014 spreadsheet with information on Early Childhood Studies degrees
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