Working with children in an early years setting gives you the opportunity to help them grow and develop at a crucial stage of their early lives. You will play a part in helping them form their first friendships, develop social skills, and prepare them for school.
To appropriately support the children in your care you need to understand the developmental stages children go through from infant to school going age.
This course will provide you with the foundation knowledge you will need to do just that. Including how to promote equality and inclusion within an early years setting.
You will learn about the expected patterns of development and what factors can influence them. How to support children in their development, build a development plan and effective ways to promote positive behaviour will also be covered.
The course also covers key child legislation, safeguarding and health and safety so you will know to create a safe and compliant learning environment.
Additionally the course will touch on the benefits of multi-agency working and how to support positive outcomes for the children in your care.
The aim of this course is to promote best practice and ensure that the learner completes it with the skills and knowledge required to be able to work competently and professionally with children and young people.
This online course will give you the ideal introduction to child development. Stonebridge Associated Colleges is a leading UK online learning provider. We work with subject experts to provide you with the information you need to excel in your career.
Our Early Learning & Childcare course has been written to provide you with all the underpinning knowledge you need should you wish to go on and complete the full QCF Qualification. Our course is the theory-based course which leads to a certificate of completion.
The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future.
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.
Unit 1 - Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children's and young people's Settings
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Promote Equality and Diversity in Work with Children and Young People
The Impact of Prejudice and Discrimination on Children and Young People
Support Inclusion and Inclusive Practices in Work with Children and Young People
Unit 2 - Understand Child and Young Person Development
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Expected Patterns of Development
Factors That Influence Children's Development
Monitoring Development and Making Interventions
Interventions to Support the Language and Communication Needs of Children
How Transitions Affect Development
Unit 3 - Promote Child and Young Person Development
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Sssess the development needs of children or young people and prepare a development plan
Promote the development of children or young people
Support the provision of environments and services that promote the development of children or young people.
Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people.
Support children and young people’s positive behaviour
Support children and young people experiencing transitions
Unit 4 - Understand how to Safeguard the wellbeing of Children and Young People
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
Working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
Ensuring children and young people are protected from harm in the work setting
Respond to evidence or concerns of abuse or harm
Respond to evidence or concern of bullying
Work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing
E-safety for children and young people
Unit 5 - Support Children and Young Peoples' Health and Safety
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Plan And Provide Environments and Service That Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety
Recognise And Manage Risks to Health, Safety and Security in Work Setting or Off Site Visits
Support Children and Young People to Assess and Manage Risk for Themselves
Respond to Accidents, Incidents, Emergencies and Illness in the Work Setting and Off Site Visits
Unit 6 - Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Recognise the importance of Multi Agency working
Work in partnership with other practitioners
Section 3 – Appropriate Communication Methods for Different Circumstances
Unit 7 - Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Factors that impact on the lives of children and young people
How practitioners make a positive difference in the outcomes for children and young people
The possible impact of disability on positive outcomes for children and young people
The importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in promoting positive outcomes for children and young people
Unit 8 - Context and Principles for Early Years Provision
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
The Principles of Early Years Frameworks
Adapting the environment to meet Individual needs
Partnership Model of Working with Carers
Unit 9 - Promote Learning and Development in the Early Years
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Understand the purpose and requirements of the areas of learning and development in the relevant early years framework
Plan work with children and support children’s participation in planning
Promote children’s learning and development according to the requirements of the relevant early years framework
Engage with children in activities and experiences that support their learning and development
Review own practice in supporting the learning and development of children in their early years
Unit 10 - Promote Children's Welfare and Well Being in the Early Years
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Understand welfare Requirements
Support hygiene and prevention of cross-infection the early years settings
Safe systems
Provide physical care for children
Children's health and well being
Unit 11 - Professional Practice in Early Years Settings
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Under the scope and purposes of the early year's sector
Support diversity, inclusion and participation
How to reflect on your own practice
Understand current policies and influences on the early year’s sector
Unit 12 – Support Children’s speech, Language and Communication
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Understand the importance of speech, language and communication for children’s development
Understand the impoertance and benefits of adults supporting the development of speech, language and communication development
Provide support for speech, language and communication development
Contribute to maintaining a positive environment that supports speech, language and communication
What's Included
Working with children in an early years setting gives you the opportunity to help them grow and develop at a crucial stage of their early lives. You will play a part in helping them form their first friendships, develop social skills, and prepare them for school.
To appropriately support the children in your care you need to understand the developmental stages children go through from infant to school going age.
This course will provide you with the foundation knowledge you will need to do just that. Including how to promote equality and inclusion within an early years setting.
You will learn about the expected patterns of development and what factors can influence them. How to support children in their development, build a development plan and effective ways to promote positive behaviour will also be covered.
The course also covers key child legislation, safeguarding and health and safety so you will know to create a safe and compliant learning environment.
Additionally the course will touch on the benefits of multi-agency working and how to support positive outcomes for the children in your care.
The aim of this course is to promote best practice and ensure that the learner completes it with the skills and knowledge required to be able to work competently and professionally with children and young people.
This online course will give you the ideal introduction to child development. Stonebridge Associated Colleges is a leading UK online learning provider. We work with subject experts to provide you with the information you need to excel in your career.
Our Early Learning & Childcare course has been written to provide you with all the underpinning knowledge you need should you wish to go on and complete the full QCF Qualification. Our course is the theory-based course which leads to a certificate of completion.
The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future.
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:
Children and Young People's Workforce Early Learning and Childcare Certificate 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.
Unit 1 - Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children's and young people's Settings
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Promote Equality and Diversity in Work with Children and Young People
The Impact of Prejudice and Discrimination on Children and Young People
Support Inclusion and Inclusive Practices in Work with Children and Young People
Unit 2 - Understand Child and Young Person Development
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Expected Patterns of Development
Factors That Influence Children's Development
Monitoring Development and Making Interventions
Interventions to Support the Language and Communication Needs of Children
How Transitions Affect Development
Unit 3 - Promote Child and Young Person Development
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Sssess the development needs of children or young people and prepare a development plan
Promote the development of children or young people
Support the provision of environments and services that promote the development of children or young people.
Understand how working practices can impact on the development of children and young people.
Support children and young people’s positive behaviour
Support children and young people experiencing transitions
Unit 4 - Understand how to Safeguard the wellbeing of Children and Young People
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Main legislation, guidelines, policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people
Working in partnership with other organisations to safeguard children and young people
Ensuring children and young people are protected from harm in the work setting
Respond to evidence or concerns of abuse or harm
Respond to evidence or concern of bullying
Work with children and young people to support their safety and wellbeing
E-safety for children and young people
Unit 5 - Support Children and Young Peoples' Health and Safety
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Plan And Provide Environments and Service That Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety
Recognise And Manage Risks to Health, Safety and Security in Work Setting or Off Site Visits
Support Children and Young People to Assess and Manage Risk for Themselves
Respond to Accidents, Incidents, Emergencies and Illness in the Work Setting and Off Site Visits
Unit 6 - Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Recognise the importance of Multi Agency working
Work in partnership with other practitioners
Section 3 – Appropriate Communication Methods for Different Circumstances
Unit 7 - Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Factors that impact on the lives of children and young people
How practitioners make a positive difference in the outcomes for children and young people
The possible impact of disability on positive outcomes for children and young people
The importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in promoting positive outcomes for children and young people
Unit 8 - Context and Principles for Early Years Provision
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
The Principles of Early Years Frameworks
Adapting the environment to meet Individual needs
Partnership Model of Working with Carers
Unit 9 - Promote Learning and Development in the Early Years
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Understand the purpose and requirements of the areas of learning and development in the relevant early years framework
Plan work with children and support children’s participation in planning
Promote children’s learning and development according to the requirements of the relevant early years framework
Engage with children in activities and experiences that support their learning and development
Review own practice in supporting the learning and development of children in their early years
Unit 10 - Promote Children's Welfare and Well Being in the Early Years
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Understand welfare Requirements
Support hygiene and prevention of cross-infection the early years settings
Safe systems
Provide physical care for children
Children's health and well being
Unit 11 - Professional Practice in Early Years Settings
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Under the scope and purposes of the early year's sector
Support diversity, inclusion and participation
How to reflect on your own practice
Understand current policies and influences on the early year’s sector
Unit 12 – Support Children’s speech, Language and Communication
The learning outcomes for this unit are:
Understand the importance of speech, language and communication for children’s development
Understand the impoertance and benefits of adults supporting the development of speech, language and communication development
Provide support for speech, language and communication development
Contribute to maintaining a positive environment that supports speech, language and communication
What's Included
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