Complete Child Care Course (Level 3 Award)

Overview

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain the Complete Child Care Award. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Complete Child Care is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 3 Complete Child Care Award course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

As any parent knows, the early years of a child’s life are absolutely crucial in his or her future health and happiness. So whether you simply wish to enjoy a rewarding career in childcare, or have ambitions to eventually run your own childcare business, this course would provide the first step on a highly worthwhile and fulfilling career.

At the end of this course you’ll be able to:
understand a child’s developmental stages
understand keeping children safe
understand what the different types of abuse suffered by children
understand disabilities in children
work in partnership with parents to optimise children’s development

HOME STUDY SUPPORT

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your course of study. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

COURSE ASSESSMENT

The course is divided into ten self-contained units and students are asked to complete nine assignments which will be marked by your tutor. This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

When you have completed the programme, your tutor needs to verify that you have worked through all parts of any Workbooks, Activities and Exercises successfully.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a nationally recognised certificate will be awarded by NCFE as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

COURSE KEY TOPICS

Unit 1 – The Development of Children From Birth to Sixteen Years
Unit 2 – Parenting and Family Values
Unit 3 – Keeping Children Safe indoors and Outdoors
Unit 4 – Child Protection
Unit 5 – Tackling Bullying
Unit 6 – Early Childhood Education
Unit 7 – Diet, Nutrition and Exercise
Unit 8 – Working with Disabled Children and their Families
Unit 9 – Children’s Rights and Anti-Discriminatory Practice
Unit 10 – Working in Partnership with Parents

COURSE DURATION

We recommended you spend approximately 100 hours of your time studying for the Complete Child Care course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 3 NCFE Award in Complete Child Care in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

HOME STUDY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about Complete Child Care and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to expand their knowledge and study further, so we try to keep our entry requirements to a minimum.

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

Description

The NCFE Level 3 Complete Child Care course is divided into ten comprehensive modules:

UNIT ONE – THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO SIXTEEN YEARS
The development of children from birth through to sixteen years

UNIT TWO – PARENTING AND FAMILY VALUES
Family Life and how it has changed
The different styles of parenting
Exploring feelings and emotions
A guide to social skills and manners

UNIT THREE – KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE INDOORS AND OUTDOORS
Maintaining safety within the home
Maintaining safety in the garden
Child safety when on the move
Maintaining appropriate hygiene procedures

UNIT FOUR – CHILD PROTECTION
Types, signs and symptoms of child abuse
Helping children to protect themselves against abuse
Procedures to follow in cases of child abuse
Caring for children who have suffered abuse

UNIT FIVE – TACKLING BULLYING
An overview of the bully
An overview of the victim     
Recognising the different types of bullying
Understanding why bullying happens
Dealing with incidents of bullying

UNIT SIX – EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Personal, social and emotional development
Communication, language and literacy development
Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Physical development
Creative development

UNIT SEVEN – DIET, NUTRITION AND EXERCISE
The principles of nutrition
The principles of exercise
Meal planning
Allergies and intolerances
Catering for different diets

UNIT EIGHT – WORKING WITH DISABLED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES
Understanding disabilities in children
Definitions of impairment and disability
Inclusion of children with disabilities
Providing play and learning activities for disabled children
Working with families of disabled children

UNIT NINE – CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE
Exploring children’s rights
Exploring anti-discriminatory practice
Exploring the effects of discrimination

UNIT TEN – WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS
Exploring the different types of families
Working together to provide for children’s development and well being
Communication between the childcare practitioner, parents and school

Requirements

No prior knowledge or experience is required.