Two sleep pathways · One evidence base
Gentle Sleep Practitioner or Holistic Sleep Coaching?
Babyem runs two different sleep training pathways because they solve two different problems. This page lays out who each one is for so you can choose the right one for your time, situation and goals.
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Two starting points, one honest question
Are you adding sleep knowledge to a role you already have, or building sleep coaching into your own professional identity and income?
Add to your current work
Gentle Sleep Practitioner
OCN Levels 3 & 4 · Babies 0–18 monthsGood fit if you're…
- A maternity nurse, nanny, night nanny or newborn care specialist who wants sleep confidence for the families you already work with
- A childminder, health visitor, doula or other baby care professional adding evidence-based sleep knowledge alongside what you already do
- Looking for a flexible, self-paced foundation to support families with common sleep issues, not a full clinical caseload
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Build an independent practice
Holistic Sleep Coaching
OCN Level 6 · Clinically supervisedGood fit if you're…
- Building an established sleep coaching service and ready to be a full-time sleep consultant
- Ready to take on complex cases: feeding integration, temperament, mental health, neurodivergence
- Wanting to be seen as an evidence-led specialist with deep expertise
- Looking for ongoing clinical supervision, business development support and everything you need to deeply support families
Side by side
The full comparison
| Gentle Sleep Practitioner | Holistic Sleep Coaching | |
|---|---|---|
| Accreditation | OCN Level 3 & 4 (non-accredited option also available) | OCN Level 6 — final-year undergraduate difficulty |
| Age range covered | 0–18 months | Infant & child, complex & multifactorial cases |
| Format | Self-paced modules + Facebook group community | Self-paced modules + 104 live clinical supervision sessions a year + Facebook group |
| Content hours | Approx 12 hours of content, ongoing CPD included | Over 200 hours of content, ongoing CPD included |
| Typical pace | Flexible, lifetime access; most complete core content in 4 months | Around 4 months to cover core content alongside full-time work |
| Business support | No business training included | 24 business development sessions a year included |
| Best used for | Supporting families with common sleep issues within a role you already have | Building an established sleep coaching service & sustainable practice |
| Investment | Lower entry point, split-payment options at checkout | Higher investment, 2–12 month payment plans available |
Most people know within a minute which column describes them. If you're genuinely between the two, book a free call and we'll talk it through with you rather than leave you to guess.
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No sales pitch — a two-way conversation about your goals, so you start the right pathway the first time.
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