Course Overview
This course will help you gain work in a nursery, crèche, pre-school setting, nannying or babysitting environment. It gives you all-round knowledge of the entire child care sector for ages 0 to 11.
By the end of your training you'll have a keen appreciation of the role of learning and development in child care settings, and the legislative context in which child carers operate. You'll also have a good understanding of the interpersonal skills child carers need to have, along with a good understanding of early education frameworks. |
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Start learning from as little as £1.35 a day.
Study Plan
Your course material will cover a wide variety of topics and subjects.
Your Child Care, Learning & Development course is spread over three workbooks that between them cover the following five Study Units. Each new study topic adds to the knowledge you have already gained, allowing you to learn at your own pace and in a logical way.
- Principles and values in the sector
- Children's rights and legislation
- Child protection
- Personal development
- Health and safety
- Risk assessment
- Emergencies, illness and accidents
- Employment rights and responsibilities
- Caring for the disabled child
- Physical care of children
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- Quality of childcare environments
- Data protection
- Child and young person development
- Supporting transitions
- Multi-agency working
- Managing the child-care setting unit
- Promoting learning
- Early education frameworks
- Purpose and role of learning and development of young people
- Assessing and recording achievement
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Study Details
Each new study topic adds to the knowledge you have already gained, and you should be able to complete the entire course within approximately 300 hours of study.
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| 6 months |
12 hours |
| 12 months |
5 hours |
| 24 months |
2 hours |
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| Exams |
Assignment taken at home |
| Entry Requirement |
none |
| Study Hours |
300 hours |
| Quality Materials |
Yes - fully approved by OCN SE Region |
| Number of Units |
5 |
| Number of Assignments |
10 |
Our Child Learning & Development OCN Certificate material is written by experts.
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Our Tutors
We recognise that expert support and guidance is vital in helping students succeed, and your Home Learning College Tutor is dedicated to helping you achieve your goals.
When you enrol you are assigned a personal Tutor, an expert in their subject area who is trained to support and coach you throughout the duration of your studies. Tutors are recruited, employed and trained by Home Learning College, ensuring that students have access to the best quality support and tuition available.
You will have unlimited access to your personal Tutor via phone, post or online. From the day you enrol, we are committed to helping you successfully complete your course – and take the next step.
Student Community
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Once you're a member of our Virtual Learning Community you can tap into a great deal more – anywhere and anytime:
Our unique Virtual Learning Community delivers a more involving study experience and greater student success rates. Once registered you'll be able to:
- Meet and chat with any of our 65,000 students
- Participate in online discussion boards
- Set up and manage your own Personal Study Area
- Interact with your Tutor
- Access your assignments and course materials
- Participate in interactive quizzes and e-assessments
- Watch video-casts and download online tutorials
- Access a library of user generated content
- Access additional learning tools
- Access anywhere 24 hours a day
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Take a tour of our unique Virtual Learning Community.
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Home Learning College is the only vocational home study provider within the UK to offer students an interactive online community. Access to our Virtual Learning Community means that you’ll have all the flexibility and benefits of studying from home whilst ensuring that you are never actually studying alone.
Careers
This course equips you with new skills and lays the right foundation for your future career. Equally importantly, it shows potential employers that you have the enthusiasm and commitment needed to become a child care professional. With the OCN Level 3 Diploma on your CV, you will have a real advantage when competing for jobs.
Example Roles
Nanny
£19,000
Source: The Independent |