Location: City College Peterborough
Course code
15151069
Tutor
Lindsay Mitchell
Start date
10 Sep 2025
End date
15 Jul 2026
Day & Time
Wednesday 13:00 - 15:30
This course is for people who are interested in working within a childcare setting which could be a nursery, school or childminding. This course is a classroom-based course. There are 13 units within the diploma and you will be required to complete assignments for each unit.
You will cover
Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
Introductory awareness of sensory loss
Importance of play for early learning
Use food and nutrition information to plan a healthy diet
The value of play for young children
Young children’s development
Craft activities with young children
Reflecting and valuing children
Children’s play and leisure activities in the community
Sharing learning experiences with children
Supporting children’s development
Investigating a vocational area
Understand how to plan to meet the needs of the developing child
Minimum Age 19 as of 31st August of the academic year
Ideally you will hold Level 1 Functional Skills in English (or GCSE grade D/3 equivalent) or be working towards this.
This qualification does not qualify you to practice, but gives you a good foundation of knowledge to progress further onto higher qualifications such as work-based Level 2 and 3 Diploma’s in Early Years
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