Child Care Development

  • Level 3 Child Care Development

To achieve this level, the learner must achieve a minimum of 60 credits of which 40 credits will be from the mandatory unit and 20 credits from the optional unit. This qualification if for those interested in working as child care practitioner at supervisory level or assistant deputy manager in child care and education or school environment.

Unit Title

  1. Child development from conception to seven years
  2. Children’s health and well-being
  3. Providing safe environments for children
  4. Child health
  5. Play and learning
  6. Understanding children’s additional needs
  7. Observation, assessment and planning
  8. Promote the safeguarding of children and young people
  9. Professional Practice Portfolio
  10. Supporting emergent literacy
  11. Supporting emergent mathematics
  12. Preparing Children for readiness for school
  13. International perspectives
  14. Reflective practice for professional development
  15. Supporting Behaviour
  16. Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition Support healthy lifestyles for children through exercise