Childcare sector

The school is authorized by the president of the Normandy Regional Council to accommodate a class of 25 students. It is headed by a director, approved by the president of the Normandy Region . It is responsible for the approvals and operating authorization of the school.

The General Management of the Regional Health Agency ( ARS ) monitors the quality of training and the management of competitions and examinations.

AFNOR certifies that the CAEN University Hospital Center has been judged to comply with the requirements for carrying out training activities.

Certificate No. 2022/98983.1

• Order of July 13, 1983 relating to the progress of childcare studies (eur)s
• Order of October 17, 1985 relating to the State Diploma of Childcare (eur)s,
• Order of December 12, 1990 relating to schooling, the State Childcare Diploma (eur)s and the operation of schools, modified by the order of March 15, 2010.
• Order of January 21, 1993 relating to schooling, the State Childcare Diploma (eur)s and the operation of schools.
• Order of March 15, 2010 modifying the order of December 12, 1990 relating to schooling, the State Diploma of Childcare Workers and the operation of schools.
• Order of June 10, 2021 laying down provisions relating to the authorization of paramedical training institutes and schools and the approval of their director in application of articles R.4383-2 and R.4383-4 of the public health code.

The education provided guarantees a level of expertise that allows childcare workers to take care of children, from birth to adolescence.

The training offers, in a global approach to situations, a response adapted to their health needs in their families, in health and rehabilitation establishments, in establishments and services for children under six years of age, in health protection and promotion services for mothers and children and child welfare services.

Back to school : September

Duration : 12 months, or 1500 hours of training

The professional practice of childcare workers has evolved considerably, particularly in the psychosocial approach. The childcare program at the Caen University Hospital paramedical campus trains childcare workers to work in healthcare, medico-social establishments, and childcare facilities.

The educational project is based on a commitment to the child by guaranteeing their interests, in particular to:

• ability to situate oneself professionally, to situate oneself in the service,
• Preserve your rights;
• Support your process of empowerment and socialization.

The childcare worker (eur) drives a project dynamic, adopts a constructive posture facilitating creativity and leadership. This requires the ability to bring together professionals around a project, to pool knowledge and to guarantee the coherence of the work.

Acquire the professional skills to exercise the activities of the profession of childcare worker:

• assess the health status and development of children and adolescents;
• design and conduct a care and education project adapted to the child;
• implement appropriate care for children with health impairments;
• accompany and support families in the process of parenthood;
• design and implement child health promotion and child protection activities;
• organize and coordinate care and development and awakening activities for children and adolescents;
• manage the resources of a service or childcare establishment;
• research, process and produce professional and scientific data.

They will only be achieved through the development of a fundamental capacity of a childcare worker: observation .

With regard to the law of February 11, 2005 for equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship of people with disabilities, the principles of non-discrimination and accessibility are applied to training.

A disability advisor is in contact with all departments of the CHU de CAEN paramedical campus. Students can contact her at: pfp-sec-dir@chu-caen.fr

Points of vigilance:

There is no obligation for the student to communicate their disability situation to their training structure, either at the time of the competition or during their studies.

The disability situation of a candidate or student is confidential, even if it may be a secret shared between professionals of the training structure.

Subsidy from the Normandy Region, Pôle Emploi, CROUS, etc.

Before entering the school, you must make sure of the method of financing your training and of your resources for the duration of your training.

Regional study scholarships : the granting of the scholarship is based on the family quotient of the student; this quotient is fixed each year as well as the amount of the scholarship. Applications for scholarships should be sent to the following address: messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr

Prices
from the start of the start of the school year in September 2023, the public eligible for regional financing (in reference to article 2.1.1 of the attached regulation) , benefit from total coverage of the educational cost. For non -eligible audiences, the educational cost will amount to € 9,000 for the year.

• Theoretical training of 790 hours including 140 hours of supervised work and evaluation spread over the training year and covering several fields: introduction to training, health policy, administrative organization, law, training in health education. relationship, history of the profession, sociology, the child (psychology and physiology) , medical pathologies (antenatal, neonatal period, from 1 month to adolescence) , dietetics, psychology and psycho-sociology, psycho-pedagogy , training in management and organization.
• clinical training .
• Annual leave : 40 working days including 20 consecutive working days, the dates of which are determined by management after consulting the technical council.

Educational project 24-25

Start : mid-September of year N
End : mid-September of year N+1

Alternation 24-25

NORSIMS health simulation center facilitates the development of a partnership aimed at including simulation in the programs of paramedical training. The CHU and the University of Caen Normandy have thus created NORSIMS in order to offer professionals and future health professionals training including simulation.

The simulation workshops offered are:

• resuscitation procedures in the delivery room with medical students and midwives;
• pediatric emergency procedures;
• role games.

The training is provided by training health executives, State-certified child care nurses, who have varied professional experience and university qualifications: University Diplomas, Licenses, Masters.

The permanent trainers work in collaboration with university teachers and professionals in the field. Since 2013, students have benefited from a university digital platform that allows them access to educational content remotely.

Each student is followed during the training by a referent trainer who accompanies him in the acquisition of his skills.

Formalized times in small groups allow students to share their experiences and work on the areas in which they encounter difficulties. These times are led by the school's teaching team.

Pedagogical follow-up is a practice of individual or collective support carried out throughout the training process. Its purpose is to help the student cope with training situations and to build his professional identity.

The pedagogical follow-up must allow the student to develop his autonomy and his reflexivity, to identify his personal and professional resources, to identify his paths of progress, to readjust his attitudes and behavior if necessary, to decode his emotions and use them with the necessary professional distance.

It is available in several ways: individual monitoring of learning during the internship and of the student's progress in acquisitions, formative clinical support in the field, guidance of the pair in the Information Action in terms of Education for Health, individual and collective guidance of the Professional Project.

During the preparatory schooling for the State Diploma in Childcare, a continuous evaluation of professional abilities is instituted, these abilities are:

• ability to solve a care problem, i.e. to identify needs, to choose the resources to make them work,
• ability to train in the professional field,
• ability to perfect one's professional attitudes,
• ability to work in a group,
• ability to communicate, to animate,
• teaching ability,
• ability to situate oneself professionally, to situate oneself in the service,

Several diploma assessments:

• Knowledge check : 3 written tests over the year of training
• Comprehensive tests in 3 areas:
  • Health Education Information Action ( AIES )
  • Solving a care problem in the field, in the hospital or extra-hospital sector (RPSIT)
  • The development of a professional project

The pediatric nurse program at the CHU paramedical campus is part of a training center that brings together:

• initial training : nurses , paramedics , caregivers , medical electroradiology technician
• specialty training : nurse anesthetists , operating theater
• the training of health managers
• medical training : medicine, pharmacy, maieutics, speech therapy

The grouping of these training courses on a single site, the Health Training and Research Center, makes it possible to develop shared and innovative educational activities: teaching and multi-professional internships.

The building is accessible to people with disabilities. A disability adviser is in contact with all the training structures. The students concerned can contact her via the school secretariat.

Internships are carried out in sectors approved by the school and take place mainly at the CAEN University Hospital and in hospitals in the region by agreement.

The internship is a place of training allowing you to develop professional skills and attitudes and to acquire skills. It must be carried out in a sector related to the function of state-certified childcare worker:

• 25 to 30% in the hospital sector;
• 25 to 30% in the extra-hospital sector.
• 40 to 50% of the internships will be determined according to the skills, professional background and project of the students, the interest of the internship and the quality of the supervision.

All students must justify, at the end of training (professional activity being taken into account) , experience in the service of: neonatology , maternity , paediatrics ; neonatal, medical, surgical resuscitation, or pediatric emergencies, child protection, collective or family care facilities for children under 6 years old.

The training grounds are approved every 3 years by the director of the school, on the proposal of the director of the school after consulting the technical council.

The Regional Directorate of Economy, Employment, Labor and Solidarity ( DREETS ) guarantees the certification of the State Diploma. The training leads to the issuance of the State Diploma in Childcare Nursing.

The state childcare diploma is issued on the recommendation of the control commission, by the regional prefect, to students who have obtained in the assessment of knowledge and professional abilities:

1. an overall average score equal to or higher than 15 out of 30 on knowledge tests,
2. a mark equal to or greater than 15 out of 30 on each of the comprehensive tests,
3. an average score equal to or greater than 5 out of 10 for each ability assessed during the internship.

possibilities for additional schooling (3 months maximum) or repeating a year are possible for students who do not meet the requirements set out above.

The childcare nurse can work in a hospital environment (maternity, neonatology, pediatrics or child surgery, etc.) , maternal and child protection.

After a few years of professional experience, the childcare nurse can progress to other responsibilities:

• Director of crèches (job which requires 5 years of full-time professional experience) ;
• Early Childhood Coordinator;
• Health executive (after 4 years of full-time professional experience) whose access is by competitive examination.

In order to familiarize candidates with the new competitive examination procedures, the IPUER department of the paramedical campus offers 2 days of preparatory training for the selections.

The main objective of the training is to enable nursing professionals and third-year students in IFSI to improve their success in selection for entry into the childcare sector.

Day 1 will be devoted to preparing the eligibility file and day 2 to preparing for the admission interview.

Registration for this training can be done via the following form: here

This competition only allows access to the pediatric nurse program at the paramedical campus of the Caen Normandy University Hospital.

The childcare program at the Caen paramedical campus is approved for 25 students . The admission conditions set out are in accordance with the decree of December 12, 1990, amended by the decree of September 5, 2025, relating to schooling and the state diploma of childcare worker,

Admission to training is carried out by selection after submitting an online application via the platform: My Select

all the information concerning the tests can be found

All supporting documents must be provided complete and unstapled before January 19, 2026 inclusive (postmark as proof) .

Drop off at the reception of the “Health Training and Research Center” building or in the mailbox located at the entrance to the building at the following address:
Campus paramédical – Filière IPUER
2 rue des Rochambelles
14000 Caen
OR
Send by mail to
Campus Paramédical
Filière Puéricultrice(eur)s
CS 30001 – 14033 Caen Cedex 9

To be assessed, the eligibility file must include the following documents:

1. A copy of an identity document;
2. A curriculum vitae;
3. A letter of commitment from the candidate to pay tuition fees;
4. A copy of the originals of the titles, diplomas or certificates obtained;
5. A school certificate attesting to registration, for the current year, in the final year of studies leading to one of the diplomas mentioned in article 1 of the decree of 12/12/190 amended by the decree of 5/09/2025, in the event that the candidate does not yet hold one of these diplomas;
6. A document certifying payment of registration fees for the selection tests;
7. A letter of application outlining the professional project and including an analysis of a care situation experienced during an internship or as a professional.

The situation analysis mentioned above allows the candidate to adopt a reflective posture by:

• Analyzing the situation with regard to recommendations for good professional practices;
• Identifying strengths and areas for improvement;
• Questioning the ethical issues raised.

Instructions to follow when preparing your application letter:

– Your production is in paper format. Two copies must be provided.

– Your production must contain between 6 and 8 pages (double-sided).

– You will use ARIAL font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.

– Your file must be paginated.

Documents 2, 4 and 7 of the eligibility file, cited above, are assessed in light of the training requirements set out in Annex 1 of the decree of 12/12/1990 amended by the decree of 5/09/2025.

Candidates who have obtained a score of 10 points or more out of 20 are declared eligible

The individual admission interview lasts a total of 20 minutes and is marked out of 20 points. It includes:

1° An oral presentation by the candidate on his/her professional project;

2° A short presentation of the care situation presented in the application file.

The presentation, cited above, must be a maximum of 10 minutes and will be followed by a discussion with the jury.

The individual admission interview aims to:

• To assess the candidate's ability to develop clinical reasoning and manage a care situation;
• To assess the candidate's skills and ability to follow the training;
• To assess the candidate's professional project and their motivation.

Any score below 10 is disqualifying.

The highest ranked candidates within the limits of the school's approved capacity are declared admitted.

They will be directly available on the website https://concours.chu-caen.fr/MySelect/ and displayed at the paramedical campus of the CHU Caen Normandie.

Eligibility display : date not defined
Admission display : March 16, 2026 · 12 p.m.

Admission results are valid for the academic year for which they were published. For exceptional reasons (refusal of financial support, pregnancy, adoption leave, rejection of a request for training leave, etc.) , the school management may accept a deferral. The total number of such deferrals cannot exceed two years.