If you enjoy working with children and young people, this childcare course can help you learn employability skills to work in this area. Get skills for your CV and gain confidence providing care for children in various setting.
DurationCourse overview
If you enjoy working with children and young people, this childcare course can help you learn employability skills to work in this area. Get skills for your CV and gain confidence providing care for children in various setting.
This course covers a range of childcare situations. You can study childcare and education, babysitting, or parenting responsibilities.
It can help you decide if a career in child care is right for you. This is the ideal course for you if you want to turn a babysitting side job into a career. It’s also helpful for new parents getting to grips with parenting.
Course description
During this childcare course, you will be able to choose units of study that interest you. Your tutor will be on hand to guide and advise you about the best options for your needs and preferences.
This course teaches you skills and knowledge in three areas: child nutrition, babysitting responsibilities, and child development. You can choose the units that interest you. Some options include safeguarding children, understanding the importance of play, and planning a healthy diet for a child.
This course takes around 160 hours to complete. It is a first step for learners with an interest in working with children up to the age of 5. This introductory child care course prepares you for further study.
This is a nested qualification. This means you can top up to an Award or Certificate by studying some additional units. After this course, you can progress to a Level 2 Certificate in an Introduction to Early Years Education and Care.
This course is for anyone who wants to learn about caring for children. If you are unsure whether this course is right for you, our staff would be happy to advise you.
You will produce reports, written questions, and case studies for your portfolio. Your tutor will guide you through the learning process and make sure any accessibility requirements you have are met.
You’ll need access to the internet to take this course as your tutor will upload useful materials to Canvas, the WEA’s digital learning platform.
Most of our courses are free for most of our learners. Please note that you need to reach the end of the enrolment process to see the discounts.
About the WEA
Who are the WEA?
We are a leading adult education charity with a legacy that stretches back over a hundred years, having been founded back in 1903.
Our mission is to bring adult education within reach of everyone who needs it, fighting inequality and promoting social justice.
Today, we continue to empower adults by bringing great teaching to local communities across England and Scotland, reaching tens of thousands of learners each year.
We believe every adult from a variety of backgrounds should have access to education and its benefits right on their doorstep.
Our teaching approach
We reach into communities where learners live and work to deliver learning in surroundings that they are familiar with and comfortable in.
Our smaller class sizes mean learners get more personal care, attention and support.
We teach to a person, not to a qualification or an award.
Both online and in-person, we believe in keeping group sizes down, making it easier for our learners to speak up, get to know their group and get actively involved in learning and sharing their own expertise.
This also allows our experienced tutors to tailor their approach to the exact needs and interests of their tutor group.
Between the expert tutor and a friendly and integrated tutor group, our learners develop a fantastic learning network and informal support safety net that on many occasions are with them for life.
Breaking down barriers
We are committed to removing any barriers, so that individuals can improve their own life chances and have a positive impact on their communities and society as a whole.
We achieve this by working in partnership with over 100 community-based venues and local networks across the UK and with like-minded partners internationally.
We also engage with those who make education policy and funding decisions across England and Scotland, so they understand the importance of education to our learners – be that getting into work, progressing at work, or keeping their minds active and their connection with their communities live.
We truly bring adult learning within reach.
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