Early Learning & Childcare Course (Level 3)

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Level 3 in Early Learning & Childcare.

Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Early Learning & Childcare 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 Early Learning & Childcare course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

This programme is designed for people who seek ultimately to work in the child care sector. Anyone wishing to embark on a career in child care will benefit and it provides a start point to the formal qualifications required to work in the sector.

Objectives

• The aims of this course are to allow students to develop:
• An understanding of the role of learning and development in child care settings, and the legislative context within which child careers operate
• An understanding of the personal and interpersonal skills required of a child career at this level.
• An understanding of early education frameworks

COURSE KEY TOPICS 
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The course is divided into following modules:

• Understand Child and Young Person Development.
• Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People.
• Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety.
• Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People
• Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People.
• Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
• Context and principles for early years provision.
• Promote children’s welfare and well being in the early years.
• Professional practice in early years settings.
• Engage parents in their children’s early learning
• Support children and young people to achieve their learning potential
• Promote young children’s physical activity and movement skills.

HOME STUDY SUPPORT
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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
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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.

We send the full course out with the units listed above, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

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

HOME STUDY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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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 Early Learning & Childcare 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.

The Level 3 in Early Learning & Childcare course is divided into twelve comprehensive modules:

Module One

• Understand Child and Young Person Development.

Module Two

• Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People.

Module Three

• Support Children and Young People's Health and Safety.

Module Four

• Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People

Module Five

• Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People.

Module Six

• Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

Module Seven

• Context and principles for early years provision.

Module Eight

• Promote children’s welfare and well being in the early years.

Module Nine

• Professional practice in early years settings.

Module Ten

• Engage parents in their children’s early learning

Module Eleven

• Support children and young people to achieve their learning potential

Module Twelve

• Promote young children’s physical activity and movement skills.

No prior knowledge or experience is required.