Child Development (Level 2)

COURSE OVERVIEW

A distance learning course is the ideal way to gain a Advanced qualification in Child Development. Whether you're looking to go on to further education, improve your job prospects or expand your knowledge, distance learning Child Development is a flexible and convenient course, which allows you to comprehensively prepare for an exam or career through home study. What's more, because the distance learning Level 2 Child Development course is a fully comprehensive course, no prior knowledge is required.

An understanding of child/young people development is of paramount importance to any person working with or involved with children/young people. Understanding child development forms part of the curriculum for the various qualifications you can study for if you wish to work with children/young people.The Early Years Foundation Stage recognises the importance of developing an understanding of a child’s development.

The “child” in this context of this course will include young people up to the age of nineteen years which is the age range defined in the children and young people’s workforce qualifications.This course is divided into four units, each of which deals with a particular aspect of development. Each unit also addresses one or more of the course learning outcomes so that when you have completed the entire course you will have achieved all the course learning outcomes as follows:

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Know the main stages of child and young person development
• Understand the kinds of influences that affect children and young person’s development
• Understand how to support children and young person’s development
• Understand how to support children and young person’s positive behaviour
• Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young person’s development

Course Key Topics
The Child Development course is divided into four comprehensive modules.

Unit 1: Know the main stages of child and young person’s development
Unit 2: Understand the kinds of influences that affect children and young person’s development
Unit 3: Understand how to support children and young person’s development
Unit 4: Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young person’s development.

Home Study Tutor Support

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your Child Development course. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Course Assessments

The Level 2 Child Development course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

We send the full course out with the units listed above, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by the national awarding organisation NCFE, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

Course Duration

We recommend you spend approximately 80 hours of your time studying for the Child Development course. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 1.5 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 3 hours a week you could complete it in six months.Apart from this you should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 2 NCFE Award in Child Development in as little as six months, or take up to a year, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

Course Enrolment Fees

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore the registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Level 2 Child Development home study course is £348.75 (inc VAT), though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £279 (inc VAT) which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.

You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £99 (inc VAT) and then 4 equal payments of £62.50 (inc VAT) per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.