Working with Children

“Being a part of children’s development, seeing them at play and helping them explore the world makes you feel quite special.”
Jane Alexander, Chief Executive Officer

Whether you want to lead a team or work for yourself from home, there’s a role for you. There are a variety of careers available working with children.

Help inspire the next generation to reach their full potential.

Working with children

There are many different opportunities and places where you can work in care.

Scroll left and right to find out more about these opportunities.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Home-based Childcare

Homebased childcare is where a child is cared for within a home environment. This could be their own home, such as a nanny, or the childminder’s home.

Playgroup and Cylch Meithrin

Playgroups/ Cylchoedd Meithrin are also referred to as ‘Sessional Care’. Each session is usually provided for up to four hours a day and children who attend are supported to learn through play and active involvement.

Day Nursery and Crèche facilities

Day nurseries and crèches provide an essential service to working parents by offering childcare to children from birth.

Flying Start

Flying Start is a funded programme that supports families with children under the age of four in some of the most deprived areas in Wales.

Social Services

Social Services provide a wide range of support that seeks to improve the well-being of children, families and carers.

Foster Care

Foster care is a way of providing a secure family environment for children who are unable live with their own parents.

Residential Children’s Homes

A ‘residential children’s home’ or ‘children's home’ is a place where children that cannot live with their own family live.

Home Care

Home care is also known as domiciliary care. These services provide essential care and support for children and young people who live at home. This support is built around children and young people’s needs and routines to helps them remain in their home in a safe and supported way.

Real stories from real people

There is no better way know if you have what it takes to work with children than hearing from people who are currently doing the job. Below are a selection of films for you to view.

Catrin Jones Williams
Nursery Child Care Manager

Providing compassionate and thoughtful care to nursery children is Catrin's passion and purpose.

Describing her role as a privilege, the manager of Camau Bach explains how her apprenticeship accelerated her career and enabled her to transition into a senior care role.

Driven by a genuine devotion to care for children and their families, Catrin recognised that she needed to refresh her existing skill set to suit a nursery setting and undertook a Level 3 Apprenticeship.

The training provided her with a background in nursery education and equipped her with the skills needed to support her team.

Her drive to make a difference and her dedicated approach makes Catrin an asset to the care sector.

Gareth Smitham
Computer Instructor

Helping people build their confidence and achieve any goals they have in IT and computing is what Gareth’s role is all about. Gareth previously worked in Engineering and is now a Computer Instructor at Swansea Vale Resource Centre which provides support for physically disabled adults.

Kate Mellor
Residential Support Worker

Kate is a Residential Support Worker and works with her key child to encourage and support her. From day one, Kate has been a consistent figure to her, and her most important role model/guardian.

View more case studies

Job vacancies in care

Wales needs more social care workers.

Many people working in social care have made the jump from jobs such as hospitality or retail. Use your transferable skills and apply for roles in your area now.

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