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CHILD CARE DIPLOMA COURSE
COURSE CODE HL
SC1

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Overview:
Whether you are a new parent wishing to learn more about your child’s care and development, or perhaps wish to learn some basic skills as a stepping stone to working in this field, this course can help you.

The majority of students taking this course are new to child care and are looking for a course which can provide them with the skills to improve their interactions with children, or the basic knowledge in order to assist in a kindergarten or pre-school setting.

Distance learning courses are not cache accredited, but do provide valuable underpinning knowledge towards higher Nursery Nursing qualifications. Indeed, a great many successful students will, once working, progress on to the NNEB or NVQ3 certificates via their employers.

Support:
As a Direct Home Learning student, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will mark and help you with your work. You will also have access to our tutorial support service during normal office hours, for all the practical advice you may need.

Assessment:
This course includes a number of tutor marked assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and then forward to your tutor. These consist of short questions on specific topics within the course.

Career prospects:
Distance learning courses are not cache accredited, but do provide valuable underpinning knowledge towards higher qualifications. The course is however generally sufficient to work as a nursery assistant or similar.

What's included:

  • All required learning materials to complete your diploma,
  • Flexibility to study when and where it suits you best, at home in your own time and at your own pace,
  • Telephone, postal and email access to your dedicated tutor,
  • Support and encouragement as you work towards your goals,
  • Free work placement and careers advisory service to help you plan and embark on your new career on completion of the course.

Subjects studied in this course include:

  • Child care and development,

  • Child development and developments of the basic psychodynamic model,

  • Early learning and language development,

  • Motor skills,

  • Mental skills,

  • Language,

  • Reading,

  • Art and expression,

  • Learning profiles,

  • Learning strategies,

  • Lesson planning,

  • Skill assessment,

  • Learning difficulties,

  • Behavioural difficulties,

  • Family liaison and support,

  • Discipline.

How do I enrol?

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To enrol over the phone, please call us on 0870 242 7141 during office hours (9:00am-5:00pm).

When you study with Direct Home Learning, you study with the confidence of knowing you have the full support of one of the most successful distance learning organisations in the UK. Our years of experience in this field means that we're perfectly suited to help you realise and attain your objectives, whatever your background, whatever your experience and wherever you are.

*GUIDE PRICES: Values shown in Euros and US Dollars are guide prices only - the actual amount you will be charged may vary, and will depend upon your card company's exchange rate on the day of processing.

 

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