Childcare
This course is designed for learners who are passionate about with children or in an early years setting.
Qualifications available:
- Award/Certificate in Childcare - Entry Level 3
- Award/Certificate/Diploma in Childcare - Level 1
Qualifications available:
- Award/Certificate in Childcare - Entry Level 3
- Award/Certificate/Diploma in Childcare - Level 1
What you will learn:
Award/Certificate in Childcare – Entry Level 3
- Communicating with children
- Working in early years settings
- Craft activities for young children
- Encouraging young children to eat healthily
- Growth and development of young children
- Healthy eating for families
- Introduction to the physical care of babies and young children
- Preparing food for and feeding babies
You will also complete English & Maths – Functional skills
Certificate in Childcare – Level 1
- Exploring roles and development opportunities in early years settings
- Child development from birth to 7 years
- Safeguarding babies and young children in early years settings
- Supporting health and safety in early years settings
- Promoting wellbeing in early years settings
- Supporting effective communication in early years settings
- Supporting activities, purposeful play and educational programmes
- Understand how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
- Working with parents, colleagues and other professionals in early years settings
You will also complete English & Maths – Functional skills
Additional Information:
- Personal & social development sessions
- Employability / independent living
- Fundamental British Values
- Keeping safe and healthy
- Opportunity for work experience
- Mental wellbeing
- You must be aged between 16 – 18 years, or aged between 19 – 24 years and have a current Educational, health & care plan (EHCP)
- You must have legally lived in the UK for 3 years and, or a legal right as a resident of the UK at the start of your course.
- For EEA nationals residing in the UK before 31st December 2020, you must have applied or have settlement status under the EU settlement Scheme.
- For EEA nationals arriving after 31st December 2020, you must have leave to remain with permission to work.
- Progress on to an apprenticeship
- Increase your chances of gaining employment
You can apply for a bursary to help towards attending the course. If eligible this can help in paying for travel by public transport, or support with petrol expenses, and lunch. The full amount is based on individual need and circumstance, which will be assessed at the start of the course. Speak to a member of staff to find out how a bursary could work for you.
Award/Certificate in Childcare – Entry Level 3
- Communicating with children
- Working in early years settings
- Craft activities for young children
- Encouraging young children to eat healthily
- Growth and development of young children
- Healthy eating for families
- Introduction to the physical care of babies and young children
- Preparing food for and feeding babies
You will also complete English & Maths – Functional skills
Certificate in Childcare – Level 1
- Exploring roles and development opportunities in early years settings
- Child development from birth to 7 years
- Safeguarding babies and young children in early years settings
- Supporting health and safety in early years settings
- Promoting wellbeing in early years settings
- Supporting effective communication in early years settings
- Supporting activities, purposeful play and educational programmes
- Understand how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
- Working with parents, colleagues and other professionals in early years settings
You will also complete English & Maths – Functional skills
- Personal & social development sessions
- Employability / independent living
- Fundamental British Values
- Keeping safe and healthy
- Opportunity for work experience
- Mental wellbeing
- You must be aged between 16 – 18 years, or aged between 19 – 24 years and have a current Educational, health & care plan (EHCP)
- You must have legally lived in the UK for 3 years and, or a legal right as a resident of the UK at the start of your course.
- For EEA nationals residing in the UK before 31st December 2020, you must have applied or have settlement status under the EU settlement Scheme.
- For EEA nationals arriving after 31st December 2020, you must have leave to remain with permission to work.
- Progress on to an apprenticeship
- Increase your chances of gaining employment.
You can apply for a bursary to help towards attending the course. If eligible this can help in paying for travel by public transport, or support with petrol expenses, and lunch. The full amount is based on individual need and circumstance, which will be assessed at the start of the course. Speak to a member of staff to find out how a bursary could work for you.
