Developing the Children In Your Care - CACHE Endorsed

High quality early education, childcare and play-work is important to help children get the best start in life in their crucial formative years. These years help children to develop social and learning skills that will support them throughout their lives. Learn about observations which, as a childcare practitioner, will become a daily requirement. Positively effect and manage a child’s behaviour, as well as encourage positive development both mentally and physically through behavioural management and nutrition in the early years. You will undoubtedly aspire to be the best at what you do and understanding concepts such as the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework will help you to achieve your goals. You will then visit the topic of the Revised Early Years Foundation Stage which should be followed as it sets the standard for the learning, development and care of children from birth to the age of 5. Then you will be able to effectively embrace the idea of a rich learning environment and how to create and sustain a stimulating learning environment for children from all walks of life, meaning you can ensure children achieve their maximum learning potential. You will also learn about self-esteem in young children, this module is aimed at those working in an early years setting and it explores the answers to the following questions: What is self-esteem, why is it so crucial to children’s development, and how can you contribute? This course outlines the characteristics of a child with healthy self-esteem and compares this to characteristics of children with low or poor self-esteem. You will learn what you can do as a childcare practitioner to support the development of children’s healthy self-esteem.