This qualification covers a range of key subject areas that will provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to care for and educate children aged between 0 and 11 years, 11 months old.
DurationThis qualification covers a range of key subject areas that will provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to care for and educate children aged between 0 and 11 years, 11 months old.
It has been designed to support learners to progress on to Level 3 qualifications across a number of sectors, including the Early Years Educator sector, the Supporting Teaching and Learning sector, and the Children and Young People sector.
It also contains significant transferable knowledge for the Health and Social Care sector. In addition, centres can deliver this qualification as part of a full study programme (alongside, for example, GCSE English and mathematics).
What you'll learn
You will cover child development from birth to 11 years, 11 months and study the following units:
Play and learning
Exploring legislation
The role of the childcare practitioner
Nutrition
Physical development and physical activity
How you'll learn and be assessed
This qualification will include a work placement (minimum 200hrs). You need to apply for DBS, which can be done though Activate Learning.
Progression
This qualification allows progression onto Level 2 Diploma and Level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications.
You could progress to Level 3 Early Years Educator qualifications and other Level 3 qualifications relating to Childcare, Health and Social Care or Supporting Teaching and Learning.
Entry requirements
You will need 3 GCSEs including maths and English at grade 2.
About us
City of Oxford College and University Centre is based in Oxford city-centre, with our specialist Technology Campus located in Blackbird Leys.
Equality and Diversity
At Activate Learning, we belong to and serve an incredibly varied, diverse community.
This diversity is reflected in the people who come to our schools and colleges, which is why we are committed to providing a safe learning environment
Our Equality and Diversity statement says that:
'We aim to create and maintain an inclusive working and learning environment that respects and celebrates difference, where everyone can participate fully, give their best and achieve their full potential.
We promote equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination on all grounds, including: race, disability, gender, gender reassignment, age, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or belief, or socioeconomic status or background.'
This is an intensive year, with two-thirds of the course based in partnership schools and the remainder in lectures, seminars and independent study. Inherent to this programme are the government's national priorities and we will give you support while thoroughly addressing these issues.
We are one of the most successful colleges in the country – a place where more than 11,000 people study vocational technical qualifications, apprenticeships and higher education programmes each year.
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