Providing child day care gives parents the flexibility they need to pursue their careers, return to education or just have some time to catch up with the chores.
Regardless, it’s seen as an essential service to busy households and one held in a position of considerable trust. Parents trust child carers to look after their children’s needs ranging from exercise and nutrition to personal development and learning.
While caring for children you will need to offer an enriching environment to children between infant and school-age.
If you are considering starting your own child day care/childminding service this course will serve as a foundation to prepare you.
This course will teach you the rights and needs of children, health care, nutrition and minimum standards of early development.
You will also learn how to develop programmes of activities so the children in your care are stimulated and develop the skills they need.
The course will also give you an introduction to quality assurance and OFSTED guidelines so you can create a safe and nurturing environment for the children in your care.
This home study course not only enables you to start working with children straight away but allows you to explore your entrepreneurial side and work for yourself as well.
There is no need for extra qualifications, or previous experience. This distance learning course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to child day care and how to meet OFSTED guidelines.
Upon completion of this course you are eligible to join the Qualifications Register as well as the Affiliation of Ethical & Professional Therapists. You may find you would like to complement this course with further studies in early childhood.
This child day care course does not restrict you to just day care work. You might find healthcare, community or educational specialisations would suit you better. Whichever you decide, it’s important to know there are alternative options.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges is one of the UK’s leading online learning providers. Our courses are designed by subject matter experts to give you the knowledge you need to achieve your goals.
Because all of our courses are online, you can study at a time and place of your choosing. You can login the same day you enrol and all of your course materials will be waiting for you.
You can learn at your own pace so you can complete your course within a matter of weeks!
You will also get the support of a dedicated tutor who can answer any questions you have about the material, and will assess your work.
On successful completion of your course, you will receive a Stonebridge Associated Colleges Certificate of Completion.
Your course certificate will also state the number of CPD points/hours the course is eligible for.
There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.
All course fees, inclusive of all payment plans including our Premium Credit Limited option, must be settled before certification can be ordered.
*You will have access to the course for 24 months.
The Rights & Needs of Children
Minimum Standards of Early Development
OFSTED Guidelines
Administrative Matters
Programmes and Activities
Health Care
Nutrition
Quality Assurance
Baby Sitting Services
Parental Inspections
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
What's Included
Providing child day care gives parents the flexibility they need to pursue their careers, return to education or just have some time to catch up with the chores.
Regardless, it’s seen as an essential service to busy households and one held in a position of considerable trust. Parents trust child carers to look after their children’s needs ranging from exercise and nutrition to personal development and learning.
While caring for children you will need to offer an enriching environment to children between infant and school-age.
If you are considering starting your own child day care/childminding service this course will serve as a foundation to prepare you.
This course will teach you the rights and needs of children, health care, nutrition and minimum standards of early development.
You will also learn how to develop programmes of activities so the children in your care are stimulated and develop the skills they need.
The course will also give you an introduction to quality assurance and OFSTED guidelines so you can create a safe and nurturing environment for the children in your care.
This home study course not only enables you to start working with children straight away but allows you to explore your entrepreneurial side and work for yourself as well.
There is no need for extra qualifications, or previous experience. This distance learning course will provide you with a comprehensive introduction to child day care and how to meet OFSTED guidelines.
Upon completion of this course you are eligible to join the Qualifications Register as well as the Affiliation of Ethical & Professional Therapists. You may find you would like to complement this course with further studies in early childhood.
This child day care course does not restrict you to just day care work. You might find healthcare, community or educational specialisations would suit you better. Whichever you decide, it’s important to know there are alternative options.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges is one of the UK’s leading online learning providers. Our courses are designed by subject matter experts to give you the knowledge you need to achieve your goals.
Because all of our courses are online, you can study at a time and place of your choosing. You can login the same day you enrol and all of your course materials will be waiting for you.
You can learn at your own pace so you can complete your course within a matter of weeks!
You will also get the support of a dedicated tutor who can answer any questions you have about the material, and will assess your work.
On completion of your course, you will receive two certificates:
Child Day Care Diploma issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, to view a sample of the college’s award, please click here.
At the end of this course successful learners will be given the option to receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).
The course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that Stonebridge Associated Colleges has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers, meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification* but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the course have been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The course itself has been designed Stonebridge Associated Colleges to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.
The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through our awarding organisations we have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. We are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.
Our knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables us to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.
*Regulated qualification refers to those qualifications that are regulated by Ofqual / CCEA / Qualification Wales
To view a sample of the Certificate of Achievement, please click here.
On completion of this course you will be eligible to join the following Professional Associations(s):
On successful completion of your course your qualification is awarded. You will receive an attractively presented Diploma or Certificate issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges, this will also allow you to use the letters SAC. Dip. or SAC. Cert. after your name.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges is one of the leading (and biggest) distance education colleges in the U.K and internationally. We have many thousands of students studying with us at any one time from locations all over the world. Our diplomas will always count towards your future, and will improve your prospects of future employment or higher level study etc. by proving that you have studied to a certain level, that you have proficiency in your chosen subjects and that you are interested in your field of choice. Education is always an investment in your future and you will find this to be the case with our qualifications in your jurisdiction.
The Rights & Needs of Children
Minimum Standards of Early Development
OFSTED Guidelines
Administrative Matters
Programmes and Activities
Health Care
Nutrition
Quality Assurance
Baby Sitting Services
Parental Inspections
For a more detailed syllabus on this course, click here
What's Included
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