There are many childcare providers in Blackpool and the Fylde. Use the links below to look for companies in our local area: 

Qualification vary depending on the career you'd like to undertake. For example careers such as  Teaching, Nursing, Social Work require a specific degree to undertake  either at undergraduate or Masters level to enter these professions. Click the job profile buttons below for more information. 

Theer are many childcare qualifications you can undertake when working in a nursery setting. 

If you'd like to work with children but you unsure on what area you wish to go into - you could undertake more generic qualifications 

Vocational courses, such as CACHE (Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education) qualifications, are available from Entry Level to Level 5 (for experienced professionals). CACHE qualifications are well known and widely respected throughout the childcare industry. Their Children and Young People programmes cover a range of topics, including Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities, Paediatric First Aid and Residential Childcare.

At the University of Hull you can study for a BA in Working with Children, Young People and Families, enabling you to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for careers in healthcare, education and social care roles. Likewise, Birmingham City University also offers a Bachelors course in Working with Children, Young People and Families.

At postgraduate level, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Manchester Metropolitan University both run Masters programmes in Professional Practice with Children and Young People and Childhood Development and Wellbeing in Practice respectively.