Nursery Management Level 4

Being employed as a nursery manager requires a high level of knowledge and a wide range of skills. To be able to manage a team of professionals and run the business profitably takes a lot of determination and hard work. This is why Nursery Management Level 4 course was designed; to help you to prepare for the big step from being an excellent practitioner to being able to manage and lead a team in a successful day nursery.

About this Course

This course has been designed to teach knowledge that is required to make the move from a nursery practitioner to a management role within an early years setting. In addition to preparing individuals for a managerial position it is also meets the criteria that prepares practitioners for continuous professional development. This course would also benefit room leaders or supervisors by giving them an in-sight into the managerial side of running a child care establishment. The Nursery Management Level 4 would help them to decide whether or not they wanted to make the next step up the career ladder.

It is essential for the smooth running of any business to have an effective management team in place but this is even more important in a child care setting when strict policies and procedures must be followed and an effective manager will need to be aware of how to implement these in addition to managing and motivating staff in order to get the best out of them. The course is tailored to teach the skills required to successfully manage a team of individuals working within the childcare sector.

Study Time: 140 hours

Enrolment length: 12 months

Course Format: Paper Based

Assignments: 6

Upon completion of this course, students receive a Quality Licence Scheme Certificate.

All certification fees are included in your course fees.

Course Content

Unit 1: Communication and management

Communication

Appraisals, supervisions and staff records

Disciplinary and grievance

Introduction to recruitment

Inductions

Unit 2: Health and safety in childcare

Legislation

Hygiene and food safety

Procedures for illness

First aid requirements

Unit 3: Safeguarding and welfare

Signs, symptoms and indicators of child abuse

Procedures to follow in cases of child abuse

Caring for children who have suffered abuse

Unit 4: The Early Years Foundation Stage

Understand the importance of play

Differentiate between types of learning

Understand how to plan effectively

Unit 5: Observation, Assessments and Planning

Support staff in carrying out effective observations

Complete summative assessments

Support staff in effective planning

Complete transitions to school

Source third party support

Unit 6: Human Resources and Effective Marketing

Understand the importance of staffing

Consider any legal implications

Comply with employer’s obligations

Have an effective employment relationship with staff

Know where to advertise

Understand how to market the business

Monitor effectiveness of advertising

Assessments

This course is assessed through tutor marked assignments which must be sent to your tutor for marking. You will then be provided with feedback and a mark on your work from your tutor within 4 working days. After each assignment has been sent off and marked as complete you will have passed the course and will receive your certification.

Method

All of the shipping costs for our courses are included in the enrolment fees and we offer worldwide shipping free of charge. This means you can get started on your course for much less without the hassle of paying expensive postage costs- you can leave these to us. All of our courses are printed, bound and shipped to you first class, within 1 working day, so you can get enrolled and get started on your new course in no time at all.

Tutor Support

All of our courses come with full tutor support throughout so that you can benefit from the best education. Our tutor support team includes a number of professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds- each one an expert in their own field with tutoring experience in abundance. Students at Oakwood are assigned a personal tutor who provides help and support throughout their course and will mark all of your assignments so that you have the personal touch of an industry expert there to help at all times. This tutor support is completely unlimited- which means you can contact your tutor and ask as many questions as you need when working through your course. With this support you will never feel alone on one of our courses and you will always be backed by a professionally qualified team dedicated to your success.

Enrolment Length

All of our courses are allocated plenty of time for students to complete their studies and all materials are self-led so that you can complete the course at your own pace. Should you require additional time on one of our courses you can extend your enrolment by 30 days for an additional fee of £60.

As well as this we operate a 14 day money back guarantee on every one of our qualifications- that’s how confident we are of how you will love studying with us!

Existing practitioners looking to gain a senior/management role.

No Requirements.

Nursery Manager

Room Leader

Currently there are no Q&As for this course. Be the first to ask a question.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included