Course Overview
Learners will learn about professional development and different roles within Childcare along with how to support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition. Gain knowledge on how to aid children’s speech, language and communication. Cover the important aspects of safeguarding. Learn how to understand the value of play in Early Years and promote enabling play environments. One of the units will give you the skills you need to follow legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusive practice. Gain important techniques on how to support healthy lifestyles for children through exercise and children’s transition to school.
Financial Incentives
The government recently expanded the 30-hour free childcare scheme for working parents from when their child turns nine months old until they start school. Over 100,000 parents of two-year-olds have already registered their children on the system to benefit from the first stage of the rollout that entitles them to 15 hours of free childcare from April 2024.
To prepare for the new offer, the government have invested an extra £200 million in funding to the sector in September 2023 and promised over £400 million for 2024-25 to uplift hourly rates for the early year entitlements.
The government will also be trialling a new recruitment offer to increase the number of staff nurseries and early years providers need to offer more childcare places to parents. Recruits will receive a £1,000 bonus when they start their first role in childcare *subject to eligibility.
What will I learn?
- Professional Development and Roles within Childcare
- Promote children’s emotional well-being
- Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition
- Promote children’s speech, language and communication
- Safeguarding
- Promoting children’s personal, social and emotional development
- Understand the value of play in Early Years
- Promote enabling play environments
- Follow legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusive practice
- Support healthy lifestyles for children through exercise
- Support children’s transition to school
Eligibility
- Aged 19 or over at the start of your course
- Lived in the UK for at least 3 Years
- Have a National Insurance Number
- Based in North of Tyne
