OCN Accredited · Fully Online · Available Worldwide
A diverse specialist training team, globally recognised, evidence-led
OCN Level 3 & 4
OCN Level 3 & 4
Self-paced · Lifetime access
7 weeks · Tutor marked
Available worldwide
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Why Practitioners Choose Babyem
Clinical depth, practical experience, and support that continues after you qualify.
Learn from specialists across newborn care, feeding, sleep, postnatal recovery, infant development, reflux, allergies and family support. This is practical, evidence-informed training grounded in real family work.
Evidence-informed teaching
Specialist training team
Real-world newborn care experience
Eligible England-based graduates can apply for Babyem’s optional newborn placement pathway. Where suitable opportunities are available, Babyem may introduce graduates to families looking for newborn support and provide guidance to help them prepare.
Placements are not guaranteed and depend on family availability, location, graduate suitability and Babyem’s approval process. Babyem does not guarantee paid work or employment.
After you qualify, you’ll continue to have access to CPD workshops, our practitioner community, masterclass vault and placement pathway eligibility for eligible graduates.
Quarterly CPD
Live community
Placement pathway eligibility
What Happens Next
No fixed dates. No cohort start times. No commute. From the moment you enrol, the full programme is yours, study when it suits you, submit when you're ready.
Self-paced · Lifetime access
ONLINE · Worldwide
Post-Course
OCN accredited · Agency recognised
No London weekend required
No fixed dates or cohorts
UK, international & remote
Identical credential to blended
Who This Is For
A minimum of one year's hands-on experience with babies is recommended. Practitioners from clinical and childcare backgrounds are equally welcome.
By The End of This Training
Feeding, sleep, colic, reflux, allergies, development, across the areas families need most, grounded in current evidence.
Understand the why behind every recommendation. Apply evidence responsively to the individual family, not as a formula.
Recognise the limits of your role. Hold your knowledge with confidence, and connect families with the right support when needed.
OCN Level 3 or 4, independently regulated, verified by written assessment. A credential that reflects genuine professional depth.
Quarterly CPD workshops and expert Q&A sessions included with your enrolment. Your professional development doesn't stop when your training does.
The knowledge, the credential and the community to support you, from your first family to your fiftieth.
Optional Placement Pathway · Eligible England-Based Graduates
Eligible England-based graduates can apply for Babyem’s optional newborn placement pathway after completing the course.
Where suitable opportunities are available, Babyem may introduce graduates to families looking for newborn support and provide guidance to help them prepare.
This pathway is designed to help graduates build confidence and take their next steps into maternity nurse work.
Placement opportunities are not guaranteed and depend on family availability, location, graduate suitability and Babyem’s approval process. Babyem does not guarantee paid work, employment or agency representation after completion.
What makes this pathway valuable
Babyem’s placement pathway may include families referred through our work with organisations such as NCT, Twins Trust and family support organisations, where suitable opportunities are available.
This pathway gives eligible graduates a clearer route into practical newborn care experience, with Babyem providing introductions and guidance where suitable family opportunities are available.
Based outside England? The placement pathway is currently available to eligible England-based graduates only. International graduates complete the same OCN-accredited training and can use their qualification to seek private or agency work in their own country, subject to local requirements and opportunities.
The Placement Scheme is optional and available to England-based graduates only. Partner agencies and referral organisations also introduce families directly.
"I really enjoyed having the flexibility to study at my own pace. As most childcarers will know, we work long hours, so flexibility really was key for me."
They say it takes a village to raise a child. At Babyem, we believe having a diverse training team of experts enables you to get the very best support, learning from leading specialists in the field. Our training team are diverse, interesting, fiercely intelligent, and able to take the science and make it accessible, with a good dose of humour.
Meet the training team - tap a card to see their specialism
Infant Feeding Specialist
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An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant with extensive NHS experience in research, training and project management. She runs a successful private practice supporting mothers and babies with feeding issues and also works with national organisations in the tertiary sector.
Infant Feeding Specialist
Clinical Psychologist
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Consultant Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
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Holistic Sleep Coach & IBCL Consultant
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Support Services Manager – Tamba
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Head of Health – Elvie
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Director
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Lactation Consultant
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Programme Structure
The Level 3 programme comprises six core modules. The Level 4 programme includes the same six core modules plus four additional specialist modules, assessed at a higher-level analysis and greater depth. Students choose their assessment level on enrolment.
L3 & L4
OCN Accreditation
2 Days
Study on Your Terms
7 Weeks
Content Access
Lifetime
Accreditation Options
"We are continuously impressed by their level of maternity and nanny training."
"Those with a background in childcare wishing to train as a maternity nurse should enrol."
"We are really impressed with the content, the teaching style and the flow of the day."
"Our nanny candidates have consistently given us great feedback about Babyem."
Lifetime access to the Babyem private practitioner community. Your tutors and experienced Maternity Nurses are regularly in the group, answering questions, sharing practical guidance, and supporting your confidence. You learn from your own questions and everyone else's too.
Lifetime Access
Instant access to all previous Babyem masterclasses, caring for multiples, tongue-tie, birth trauma, and more. An ever-growing resource library, available on demand.
Monthly live workshops and expert Q&A sessions, included, ongoing, for as long as you're part of the community. Topics range from legally protecting your business to the science behind carrying babies. Your support continues long after your training is complete.
Optional and England-based. Access real placements with real families, referred through partnerships with Great Ormond Street Hospital, NCT and Twins Trust. Checked, briefed and supported by the Babyem team.
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Choosing Your Level
Both levels are taught to the same standard. The difference is the depth of your written assessment and four additional modules at Level 4. You choose your assessment level on enrolment, and can upgrade from Level 3 to Level 4 at any time, paying only the difference.
OCN Level 3
Essay-based assessment completed at home within 7 weeks. You demonstrate clear understanding and applied knowledge, explaining your thinking, not writing literature reviews.
All 11 online learning modules
OCN Level 3 accredited certificate
Placement Scheme access (optional · England)
Upgrade to Level 4 at any time, pay the difference only
Choose Level 3 if you want a strong accredited foundation in maternity nursing.
OCN Level 4
Greater academic depth and more critical analysis than Level 3. Includes four additional specialist modules not available at Level 3 and is suited to practitioners who want a deeper level of accredited training.
Everything included at Level 3, plus:
3 additional modules: Culture & Diversity · Child Temperament · Flat Head Syndrome L4 only
Higher-level critical analysis and written coursework
OCN Level 4 accredited certificate
Choose Level 4 if you want greater depth, additional specialist modules and more advanced written coursework.
Not sure which level? Contact us we're happy to help you decide. See pricing below ↓
ENROLMENT
A minimum of one year's hands-on experience with babies is recommended. Both levels are independently accredited by Open College Network.
Pay in full · Payment plans available
Best for: Practitioners entering the field or refreshing their knowledge, full accreditation with complete practical and community access.
Pay in full · Payment plans available
Best for: Practitioners who want the highest level of formal accreditation, with three advanced modules at a a higher-level analysis and greater depth.
14-day money-back guarantee · Secure payment · Split pay available on Level 3 & 4 at checkout
Valid on all levels. Full refund within 14 days of enrolment, provided written assessment has not been submitted.
Upgrade from Level 3 to Level 4 at any time – paying only the difference.
How Graduates Practise
Graduates come from different backgrounds and go on to practise in different ways. Here are the most common.
The core career this training leads to. You support families at home in the first weeks after birth, feeding, sleep, settling and newborn care. Work through agencies, privately or internationally.
Already working as a nanny? This credential adds specialist newborn expertise that agencies actively look for, and justifies higher rates.
Overnight support only, night feeds, settling and gentle sleep routines. Flexible hours, well suited to practitioners who prefer to work evenings and nights.
Daytime practical and emotional support. A growing role, particularly for practitioners with doula, health visiting or nursery nursing backgrounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Level 3 programme comprises six core modules assessed at A-level equivalent standard. The Level 4 programme includes the same six core modules plus four additional specialist modules, Culture & Diversity, Baby Temperament, Flat Head Syndrome, assessed at foundation degree standard. This is a structural difference in module content, not just assessment depth. You choose your level on enrolment, and can upgrade from Level 3 to Level 4 at any time by paying only the price difference. If you are unsure which level is appropriate for you, contact us before enrolling.
After completing the programme content, you receive a study pack and have seven weeks to complete essay-based questions at home. Each question requires you to demonstrate applied clinical understanding of the topics covered during the course. Your work is marked by your allocated tutor and independently verified by Open College Network. Certificates are issued approximately 4–6 weeks after verification. Extensions are available on request.
Evidence-led education for real-world professional practice.
The Babyem YouTube channel offers evidence-based professional education for practitioners supporting babies and families, covering infant health, newborn care, and the clinical knowledge that makes the real difference in practice.
Evidence grounded. Practically taught. Free to access.
The newborn period is fleeting. The practitioners who support it well, with knowledge, warmth and genuine confidence, leave a mark that lasts. This training develops exactly those practitioners.
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