Guidance

Occupational certificate: early years practitioner

Occupational certificate early years practitioner subject content for teaching from September 2027.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 16 July 2026
• Last updated: 23 October 2026
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  1. 23 October 2026

     Updated section 21 of table 2.1 in 'Early years practitioner: level 2 occupational certificate subject content' for clarity.

  2. 16 July 2026

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Early years practitioner: level 2 occupational certificate subject content

PDF, 484 KB, 43 pages

Early years practitioner: coverage mapping

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 35.2 KB

Details

The subject content required for occupational certificate specifications in early years practitioner.