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This course is five days a week – two of which are spent on work placement. If you want to work with children and are able to work practically as well as in a classroom setting, this is the perfect course for you. It’s an introduction to the role of an early years practitioner, supporting children’s play and development. You will need to complete a minimum of 250 placement hours (approximately 42 days). The course includes roles and responsibilities of the early years practitioner, health and safety of babies and young children in the early years, equality, diversity and inclusive practice in early years settings, and safeguarding protection and welfare of babies and young children in early years settings. GCSE/functional skills maths and English can be taken with this course.
Topics and units
Units:
– Roles and responsibilities of the early years practitioner
– Health and safety of babies and young children in the early years
– Equality, diversity and inclusive practice
– Safeguarding, protection and welfare of babies and young children
– Understand how to support children’s development
– Support care routines for babies and young children
– Support the planning and delivery of activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes
– Promote play
– Support wellbeing of babies and young children for healthy lifestyles
– Support babies and young children to be physically active
– Support the needs of babies and young children with Special Educational Needs and Disability
– Promote positive behaviour
– Partnership working in the early years
– Support the needs of the child in preparing for school
Work placement opportunities:
Local nurseries and primary schools including SEN schools.
Careers and progression
Progressing to: Level 3 childcare or supporting teaching and learning studies, or jobs at day nurseries, nursery schools, or primary school reception classes
Aspirational careers: Nursery play assistant, school or nursery teacher, paediatric nurse
Entry requirements
5 GCSEs at grade 3 or higher, and a clean DBS check
Additional information
You will need to have a DBS check (fully funded by the college) so please collate all the evidence needed prior to starting the course. As part of our enrichment you will receive talks from guest speakers and former students. We also take students on trips and these can be fully funded depending on your household’s income. Trips include going to forest school, Children’s Library, Disneyland Paris, London as well as trips to local pantomimes. We also like to fundraise and complete activities throughtout the year to support this. We do ask all students to purchase a branded polo shirt for placement and there is an optional hooded sweatshirt.
What to do next
If you are interested in applying for this course, please click ‘apply now‘ on this page or at the top of any page, and create an website account or sign in an account you have already created and complete the application form.
To find out more information about our courses and college life, you can visit an open event to meet our team and check out our facilities for yourself.
Type
Full Time
Duration
1 Year
Campus
Haybridge Road, Telford
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