Introduction to Child Care

Introduction to Child Care

Course Option

Start Date 20 January 2010
Centre Brixton
Length of Course 11 weeks
Course Mode Wednesday 10.00 - 12.00
Costs On benefit £30
Fee payers £65
International £260
Status Full

About the course
This course provides an introduction to the skills, knowledge and legal requirements to work in the fields of child care and childminding. The course could help with progression to qualification-based courses.

Course content
Children†s Act
Health and safety
Hygiene
Managing children†s behaviour
Planning activities for children
Working with parents
Role/skills of a carer
Careers in childcare and childminding

After this course: City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Children's Care Learning and Development or CACHE Foundation Award Caring for Young Children.

How to enrol
Enrolment in Person only:

Brixton Centre
56 Brixton Hill
London
SW2 1QS

Open evening and Enrolment: Thursday 26th November: 4.00pm - 7.00pm
Open evening and Enrolment: Tuesday 1st December: 4.00pm - 7.00pm

Open Enrolment: Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th January: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Evening: Thursday 7th January: 5.00pm - 7.00pm

Open Enrolment: Monday 11th - Thursday 14th January: 10.00am - 3.00pm
Evening: Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th January: 5.00pm - 7.00pm

When you come to enrol, please remember to bring:

On benefit - £30 and current evidence that you receive, or are the unwaged spouse or partner of someone who receives, one of the following benefits:
Council Tax Benefit
Housing Benefit
Income Support
Job Seeker's Allowance
Pension Guarantee Credit
Working Tax Credit (the Award Notice must state that you have a household income of less than £15,050)

Fee payers - cash, cheque (where the fees do not exceed the limit of your cheque guarantee card) or credit/debit card (except American Express). If your fees are being paid by your employer, local education authority or other organisation, please bring a letter from them confirming that they intend to pay. They will then be invoiced.