Ready to move from early years practitioner into a genuine leadership role? The NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner is the qualification that takes you there, and yes, it can be studied fully online. At Easy Training 123, this diploma is priced at £1,500, with full tutor support delivered entirely through online study.
What This Qualification Actually Is
This diploma (Qualification Number: 610/4163/4) is built for early years professionals already working as a leader, deputy, or manager — or those with the opportunity to take on those responsibilities — who want a recognised qualification to match the role. It covers advanced early years practice alongside genuine leadership and management skills, across 18 mandatory units and a substantial credit requirement to complete.
Units cover areas including:
- Leading practice in promoting children’s wellbeing and resilience
- Leading children’s early education and development
- Developing children’s emergent literacy and mathematical skills
- Safeguarding policy and procedure development
- Health, safety, and risk management in early years settings
- Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion
- Leading and managing a team within an early years setting
- Promoting professional development and quality provision
How the Online Study Actually Works
You’ll access your learning materials and submit assignments entirely online, with guidance from a dedicated tutor throughout. There are no exams — the qualification is assessed through online assignments, with your assessor marking your work and providing feedback as you progress. A minimum of 300 hours in a real work environment is also required, so you can demonstrate genuine leadership competence, not just theoretical knowledge.
Who This Qualification Is For
This diploma is designed for early years professionals who are:
- Already working as a Room Leader, Deputy Manager, or Manager in an early years setting
- In a position to take on leadership responsibilities, even if not yet formally in the title
- Looking to formalise existing leadership experience with a recognised qualification, or move into a senior role for the first time
Because this is a leadership-level qualification, you’ll need access to a suitable early years setting where you can demonstrate the required competencies in practice.
You’ll access your learning materials and submit assignments entirely online, with guidance from a dedicated tutor throughout. There are no exams!
Why Studying Online Works Well for This Qualification
Most learners taking this diploma are already working full-time in a leadership or near-leadership role, which makes flexible, self-paced online study a practical fit. With Easy Training 123, that means:
- No fixed classroom hours to work around your existing job
- A dedicated tutor to mark your work and guide you through each unit
- The ability to study around your placement, rather than pausing your career to retrain
Checking a Qualification Is Genuinely Regulated
Before enrolling anywhere for this qualification, it’s worth checking the course is genuinely Ofqual-regulated and matches the correct qualification number. You can verify this specific qualification directly on the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications, which confirms the qualification number, level, and current regulatory status.
Where This Qualification Can Take You
Completing this Level 5 diploma is designed to support progression into genuine leadership roles within early years, such as Room Leader, Deputy Manager, or Nursery Manager, or into further study at a higher level. If you’re not quite at Level 5 yet, it’s worth starting with the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for Working in the Early Years Sector first, which builds the foundation this Level 5 diploma is designed to build on.
Get Started
Ready to study the NCFE CACHE Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior Practitioner online, at £1,500, with full tutor support from wherever you are? View full course details and enrol here, or contact our team if you have questions before signing up. You can also call us on 0208 2404474 or email admin@easytraining123.com.
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