Children´s Care Learning & Development Level 4

This NVQ is for those working with children from 0-16 years ( and their families) in settings or services whose main purpose is children´s care learning and development.It is designed for all workers , whether full or part time , paid or voluntary , permanent or temporary in day or night posts , in fixed locations or peripatetic , who may work in a management role.

At level 4 learners need to demonstrate the ability to develop a rigorous approach to the acquisition of a broad knoledge base ; evaluate information using it to plan and develop investigative strategies and to determine solutions to a variety of unpredictable problems.

Level 4 qualificaitons recognise specialist learning and involve detailed analysis of a high level of informatio and knowledge in an area of work or study.

• A level 4 learner should build on the knowledge gained at levels 2 & 3. Knowledge at level 4 should include:
• An evaluation of key theories of child development
• An understanding of how practice and theory are linked - how theory and reasearch inform and influence practice
• An awareness that childrens development does not always progress according to expectations - practice should focus on the actual needs of the child appropriate to their stage of development , rather than on
• Expectations of their development according to their chronological age.

Qualification Structure

The level 4 qualification contains four mandatory units and a total of five optional units. In order to achieve the full NVQ at level 4 candidates must undertake all four manadatory units plus five optional units.