Child day care worker

Occupation · ISCO 5311what the job is

Psychology, Citizenship Studies and English Language at GCSE, then a Level 2 apprenticeship straight after school.

Closest route from school
Level 2

the nearest apprenticeship standard, the same level as GCSEs · 3 standards and 3 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Level 2 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

3GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; GCSE Psychology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

Psychology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: brain development, stages of development, communication, non-verbal communication.

All subjects and shared ideas3
SubjectMatchShared ideas
GCSE Psychology1.00brain development, stages of development, communication, non-verbal communication, identity
GCSE Citizenship Studies0.56democracy, rule of law, mutual respect, legislation
GCSE English Language0.23consistency, evaluation
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

3Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Psychology, Citizenship Studies and English Language, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

ESCO · 5311

What the job is

Child day care workers provide social services to children and their families in order to improve their social and psychological functioning. They aim to maximise family's well-being by caring of children during the day.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.