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Distance learning course of 10 assignments

Helping children learn and gain new skills can be extremely rewarding. Coupled with this, Child Day Care workers often improve their own communication and personal skills by working with children. What is more, the Child Day Care work is never routine, with new activities and challenges everyday.

The Child Day Care Diploma Course has been specifically designed to assist you in either setting up your own Child Day Care centre or gaining employment in an existing centre. The course covers many of the fundamental concepts that need to be understood before one can embark on this career.

With the major shift in Child Day Care from unpaid care by relatives to paid Child Day Care carried out in dedicated centres, obtaining affordable, quality child day care is a major concern for many parents. That is why the Child Day Care Diploma is the ideal course to get you started in your new career as a Child Day Care centre owner/assistant.

Tutor Support

With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.

You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

All study materials

Study Guide

Full Tutor and Admin support

The Rights & Needs of Children
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Develop and define a concept of the Basic Rights of a Child.

Analyse the Basic Needs of a Child.

Minimum Standards of Early Development
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Demonstrate and apply a knowledge of minimum standards for Early Childhood Development (ECD) to the design of a child care facility.

OFSTED Guidelines
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Analyse OFSTED requirements to identify problem areas.

Apply OFSTED criteria to devise a check list of minimum requirements for becoming a registered child day care centre.

Develop a ground plan of a potential child day care centre.

Administrative Matters
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Devise forms to enable and organise the administration of a child day care centre with due regard to legal requirements.

Programmes and Activities
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Explore how the rights and needs of children influence the design of a weekly programme for a child day centre.

Health Care
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Investigate and evaluate First Aid courses in the area.

Raise awareness of First Aid procedures and practice in the organisation.

Nutrition
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Devise a sample weekly menu to demonstrate an understanding of the nutritional requirements of pre-school children.

Quality Assurance
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Develop checklists to monitor health and safety aspects of child care.

Baby Sitting Services
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Demonstrate a knowledge of the checking procedures necessary in order to ensure that babysitters are safe to work with children.

Parental Inspections
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:

Summarise the requirements of a parent or guardian placing a child in day care.