Early Years Level 4 Course

If you are passionate about working with children and helping them to prepare for school life, then our Early Years Level 4 course can help you to acquire all the knowledge, the skills and the insights you need to make this happen.

This impressive course takes into account the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum framework (which has been compulsory in childcare settings since 2008), so you can easily support, guide and manage all aspects of a child’s (birth to 5 years) learning and educational development, and enable them to flourish and grow.

This distance learning course is especially helpful if you are considering setting up your own childcare business, or want to progress towards a supervisory or management level position within Early Years; as it covers everything you could possibly need to create a healthy and safe learning environment.

Certificate of completion

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About This Course

From incorporating child-centred approaches into your work, to understanding the importance of child welfare, safety and communication; you can ensure that the children you care for are surrounded by a positive and enabling environment.

Our Early Years Level 4 course has been exclusively designed for home study, enabling you to study when, where and how you want free of deadlines, stress and classrooms. Instead, you can study from the comfort of your own home, and easily mould this course to fit around your current obligations.

Course Benefits

Comprised of 6 detailed units, this course takes just 80 hours to complete, making it the ideal choice if you are looking to supplement your qualifications or build on your learning and comprehension.

With every written assignment you complete, not only will you be able to build on your theoretical knowledge and understanding; you’ll also be able to take these transferrable skills and apply them within a practical, working environment.

This course will:

• Challenge your perceptions of Early Years development and childcare.
• Kick start your career – providing stepping stones for your career advancement.
• Enable you to study on your own terms; at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home.
• Offer you a convenient way to study – free of stress and deadlines.
• Supply you with all the resources, advice and course materials you could ever need – at a click of a button.
• Develop your comprehension, competency and knowledge of this highly rewarding niche.

Units

Unit 1: The Importance of the Early Years and Adopting a Child-Centred Approach

• Legal Requirements for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• The Importance of Addressing Discrimination
• Legislation
• Inclusive Practice in the Early Years
• Benefits of a Child Centred Approach
• How Practitioners Create a Personalised Approach
• Removing Barriers to Communication
• Multi-Agency Teams and Child-Centred Environments
• Supporting Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Unit 2: Supporting Children and Families in Creating and Enabling Environment

• Characteristics and Principles of an Enabling Environment
• Emotional Development and Enabling Environments
• Features of a Positive Environment for Children and Families
• Planning Stimulating, Interesting and Appropriate Indoor and Outdoor
  Environments
• The indoor and outdoor environments
• Engaging with families to encourage their involvement in children’s learning
  and development.
• The Role of the Early Years Practitioner

Unit 3: The Importance of Good Communication

• Principles of Good Communication
• How to Develop Communication Skills
• Communication Methodology
• Developing Effective Listening Skills
• Types of communication in early years settings
• The Importance of Communication Between Early Years Provision and Home
• Barriers to Communication
• Positive Relationships in the Early Years
• SEN Children and Communication Support

Unit 4: Education in the Early Years

• Implementing Learning and Development in the Early Years
• The Seven Areas of Education
• Theoretical Perspectives on Children’s Learning and Development
• How Theoretical Perspectives have influenced current early years practice
• Assessing Progress in the Early Years
• The benefits of a multi-agency approach to learning and development
• Curriculum Planning

Unit 5: A Safe Environment to Learn

• Policies and Procedures
• Role of the Early Years Practitioner
• The Importance of Staff Training
• Reducing Risk
• Health and Safety Policies in an Early Years Setting
• Essential Information for Early Years Providers
• Childhood Illnesses

Unit 6: Leadership in The Early Years

• Effective Communication Skills
• The Role of the Early Years Leader
• Monitoring and Supporting Team Performance
• Conflict Resolution and Effective Leadership
• Personal Development
• Journaling and Documenting
• Feedback from Teaching Staff

Assessment

This course will be assessed using a series of written assignments which will test your knowledge of the course materials provided. These will need to be submitted to your personal tutor for marking, whereby they will then supply you with valuable feedback and tips which can be used to raise your grades.

No external examinations are required.

No prior knowledge or skills are needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in the childcare profession.