Award/Diploma in Children's Play, Learning and Development, Level 3

Course overview Are you positive, caring and enthusiastic? Are you considering a career working with young children? Would you like a job where you can make a real difference to people’s lives? If you choose to work in early years or childcare, you will be playing a crucial role in shaping the lives of our future generations. This is a career to be proud of and our Award/Diploma in Children’s Play, Learning and Development will help you turn your dream job into reality. Our course offers you the practical skills and knowledge that you need to work towards gaining the necessary requirements for working within the sector. You will study the Award in Children’s Play, Learning and Development in the first year, and if you successfully complete the Award, you will progress into the second year, where you will complete the Diploma. You will study all aspects of childcare, learning and development, including how to promote wellbeing and resilience, and safeguard the children in your care. You will develop a range of learning and play activities, and learn how to promote equality and diversity. You will also develop your communication skills so that you can interact successfully with children, parents and colleagues. Some of your units will be practical, where you will plan and implement activities such as cookery, numeracy, sensory, and story telling. Others will be more theoretical and may involve studying children’s behaviour or discussing the impact of social policy on childcare and development. You will attend four or five different placements during the course and complete a minimum of 800 hours of work experience. You will be attending placement for two days per week, working with the age ranges 0-2, 2-5, 5-8 in different childcare settings including nurseries, reception classes, pre-schools, special educational needs, and childminders. Entry requirements You will need one of the following: Five GCSE grades A*- C, including English language and maths or A Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development Level 2 at distinction grade with English language and maths at Grade C or above or A Health and Social Care Level 2 at distinction grade with English language and maths at Grade C or above You will also need to complete a DBS check, attend an interview and provide satisfactory references.