Childcare Skills

Course summary

This is an exciting subject area looking at three different mandatory units and one optional unit. It is for students who are interested in learning about the early years sector as part of a balanced study programme. The course will support you to look at different aspects of child development, play and learning as well as essential skills and competencies required to work in the area of early years education. Students will have the opportunity to plan and prepare and attend different vocational settings as part of their developing knowledge and experience of working in the early years sector. Students completing their Level 3 studies have continued onto university to study children’s nursing, radiography and teaching plus many more. There are three mandatory units: • Unit 1: Children’s Development • Unit 2: Development of Children’s Communication, Literacy and Numeracy Skills • Unit 3: Play and Learning. Optional units An optional unit will be selected from those listed below and will include: • Unit 5: Keeping Children Safe • Unit 6: Children’s Physical Development, Care and Health Needs • Unit 8: Working with Parents and Others in Early Years Education • Unit 11: The Early Years Foundation Stage