NCFE CACHE Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years Practitioner

Fuelled by curiosity and wonder, children are extremely fast learners and take in all of their surroundings to grow and develop vital skills to prepare them for school and their future. As a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in supporting the social and physical development of children ages 0-5, using imaginative learning techniques, encouraging language and literacy skills, and promoting independence along with the way. If you’re interested in a fulfilling and challenging career in childcare within an Ofsted-regulated environment, this course is a great starting point

Once you’ve gained your certificate, you’ll be a qualified Early Years Practitioner with NCFE CACHE. This means you can start working, under supervision, with children up to the age of 5, and you’ll have proven knowledge of working with children up to the age of 7. You’ll also count towards the Level 2 ratio as a qualified Level 2 Early Years Practitioner across the Early Years Workforce.

To complete this course, you’ll need to either be working or volunteering in a placement for at least 250 hours so that you can gain skills-based experience and complete observations. This course is completely flexible so that you can study in your own time, at your own pace.

Certificate of Achievement

Hard copy certificate - Included

Unit 1 - Roles and Responsibilities of the Early Years Practitioner (EYP)

• Responsibilities, boundaries, skills and behaviours of the EYP
• Policies and procedures within the early years setting
• Effective communication within the early years setting
• Professional development and reflective practice

Unit 2 - Health and Safety of Babies and Young Children in the Early Years

• Legislation and Legal Requirements for Health and Safety
• Possible incidents and actions to take
• Recording accidents, incidents and emergencies
• Lines of reporting
• Common childhood illnesses

Unit 3 - Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Practice in the Early Years Settings

• Diversity
• Equality
• Inclusion
• The impacts and effects of discrimination
• Legislation and codes of practice

Unit 4 - Safeguarding, Protection and Welfare of Babies and Young Children

• Types of abuse and neglect
• Safeguarding legislation, policies and codes of practice
• Policies and procedures
• Whistleblowing

Unit 5 - How to Support Children's Development

• Child development from birth to seven years
• Influences on the expected pattern of development
• Attachments and Key Person Approaches
• The Phases of Attachment
• The ‘Strange Situation’ study
• The Key Person’s role
• Relationships with parents
• Transitions in the Early Years
• Supporting children during transition and significant life events

Unit 6 - Support Care Routines for Babies and Young Children

• Rest and sleep needs
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Immunisation schedule
• Care routines

Unit 7 - Supporting the Planning and Delivery of Activities, Purposeful Play Opportunities and Educational Programmes

• Play and child development
• The necessity of play in development
• The benefits of different types of play
• Child-initiated and adult-led play
• Observation, assessment and planning

Unit 8 - Promoting Play in Early Years Settings

• Assignment

Unit 9 - Supporting Wellbeing of Babies and Young Children for Healthy Lifestyles

• Initiatives that support healthy eating and nutrition
• Planning a weaning programme
• Effects of poor diet on babies and children
• Special dietary requirements

Unit 10 - Supporting Babies and Young Children to be Physically Active

• The benefits of exercise and physical activity
• National initiatives to promote physical activity
• Working in partnership with parents and caregivers

Unit 11 - Supporting the Needs of Babies and Young Children with Special Educational Needs and Disability

• Biological and environmental factors
• Planning for the inclusion of a child with additional needs
• Attachments and Key Person Approaches
• Transitions in the Early Years
• Effects of transitions
• Working with others to meet additional needs

Unit 12 - Promoting Positive Behaviour in Early Years Settings

• Procedures
• Being a good role model
• A good behaviour policy
• Setting boundaries

Unit 13 - Partnership Working in the Early Years

• Working with parents / carers
• Working with colleagues
• Working with other professionals
• Legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
• Confidentiality
• The Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR
• Reporting lines
• Encouraging parents to take an active role

Unit 14 - Supporting the Needs of the Child in Preparing for School

• Communication skills
• Self-confidence
• Independence
• Cooperation
• Managing feelings and behaviour
• Being adaptable to change
• Factors affecting children’s readiness for school
• How an Early Year’s Practitioner supports children to prepare for school
• Personal, social, and emotional development
• Physical development
• Communication and language
• Areas of learning and development
• Assessment strategies
• The current frameworks assessment process in supporting children’s preparation for school
• Systematic synthetic phonics in teaching reading
• Strategies for developing emergent literacy
• Developing emergent mathematical skills

This qualification prepares learners to work with children from birth to five years, with knowledge of children up to seven years.

You must be working, volunteering or on practical placement as you will need to show competence in both knowledge and skills. You need to complete over 250 hours of placement whilst undertaking this qualification. Your placement needs to allow for skills application with babies and young children to meet the assessment criteria for this qualification.

This course requires up to three observations. This means that somebody will need to observe you in practice. This could be in a workplace or a voluntary placement. These practical observations will be carried out by an Oxbridge Assessor and that’s included in the course price.

This qualification allows a learner to count towards the Level 2 ratio as a qualified Level 2 Early Years Practitioner within the Early Years Workforce.

Learners may work under supervision in a variety of roles such as:

• Early years practitioner

• Classroom assistant

• Pre-school practitioner.

Learners are also able to progress onto Level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications.

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