Theme 1: Health and well-being
Unit 1.1 Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition
Unit 1.2 WB: Support healthy lifestyles for children through exercise
Unit 1.3 WB: Support physical care routines for children
Unit 1.4 WB: Promote children’s emotional well-being
Unit 1.5: Understand how to support children who are unwell
Theme 2: Legislation, frameworks and professional practice
Unit 2.2: Understand legislation relating to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of children
Unit 2.3 WB: Use legislation relating to the health and safety of children
Unit 2.4 WB: Follow legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusive practice
Unit 2.5 WB: Working in partnership
Theme 3: Play, development and learning for school readiness
Unit 3.1: Understand the value of play in Early Years
Unit 3.2 WB: Plan, lead and review play opportunities which support children’s learning and development
Unit 3.4 WB: Promote enabling play environments
Unit 3.5 WB: Developing children’s emergent literacy skills
Unit 3.6 WB: Developing children’s emergent mathematical skills
Unit 3.7 WB: Support children’s transition to school
Unit 3.9 WB: Develop children’s cognitive skills
Unit 3.10 WB: Promote children’s speech, language and communication
Unit 3.11 WB: Promoting children’s physical development
Unit 3.12 WB: Promoting children’s personal, social and emotional development
Unit 3.13: Support children with additional needs
Unit 3.14: Use observation, assessment and planning to promote the development of children
Unit 3.15: Use longitudinal studies to observe, assess and plan for children’s needs
Theme 4: Engage in professional development
Unit 4.1: Engage in professional development
How You Are Assessed
Throughout this course, you may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course. This information will be included in your study pack detailing exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals as a student.
Placement
In order to achieve this qualification, you will be required to do a minimum of 350 hours in a suitable placement environment.
Most students organise this placement themselves and often are already working in a childcare environment. Don’t worry, if you really get stuck (which is unusual), we can provide an assessor to visit you in order to achieve the observation element of this qualification, we can organise this for you for an additional fee. Our assessor would spend 2 consecutive dates with you.
Observations
Observations are required throughout the course at your placement. We suggest that the observations are taken place by the nursery manager. (Who must be qualified) In your course pack, there will be a document for the nursery manager to fill out their details to show us that they are fully qualified to carry out the observations of your work during your placement. If your nursery manager cannot complete this, Oxbridge Home Learning will send a qualified assessor to complete these observations at an additional fee to be disclosed.
Upon graduation, you’ll attain fully-qualified status in the sector, as well as a license and the right to practice as an Early Years Educator.
Successful learners will be awarded a formal certificate of achievement by NCFE/CACHE. The training courses have been designed specifically to meet the needs of learners who prefer to study from home. You can read more about CACHE here.
To successfully complete this course, you’ll have needed to achieve work placement time working with children aged 0-2, children aged 2-3, and children aged 3-5. This is because you need to demonstrate that you have and can work with children of all ages.
You have up to 18 months to complete this course and we have included a suggested number of study hours below. This is usually ample time for learners, even with full-time jobs and other commitments. Don’t worry if you go over though, we can organise an extension to your course for a small fee, which also extends your tutor support.
- 23 mandatory units
- Guided Learning 486 (hours)
- Total Qualification Time 610 (hours)
Throughout this course, you may be expected to complete assignments, essays, research projects, presentations, video/audio recordings, and practical learning sessions to meet the requirements of your course. This information will be included in your study pack detailing exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals as a student.
Q: Tell me about my Tutor Support?
You will have access to your personal tutor, via email, who will mark your assignments and guide you through the course. In addition, you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process. This is especially useful if you haven’t studied for a while.
Q: What skills are needed to enrol onto this course?
You don’t need any prior skills or qualifications in order to enrol on this course. However, we would suggest that you’ve worked with children before or hold a Level 2 in Childcare.
Q: What is included in the cost of my course?
We provide all the specially written learning materials you require to study this course at home. The course fee also includes tutor support for 18 months.
Q: Are there any additional costs?
All the study materials are included. However, as detailed in the assessment section, there may be an additional fee for an Oxbridge Home Learning assessor to attend and observe your placement.
Q: Is there a required reading list?
No, all of the study materials are supplied within your learning pack.
Q: Do I have to sit an exam?
No, this course is assessed by coursework and observation.
Q: What do I do if I still have questions?
Please check our FAQs section or Contact Us, we are happy to answer any questions you have.
