Childcare Home Practitioners Level 3 Course

Our Childcare Home Practitioners course gives you a valuable insight into understanding the role of learning and development in childcare settings. The course deals with the legal requirements for setting up a childcare business from your own home and covers the frameworks of early education including Birth to Three, Every Child Matters and The Early Years Foundation Stage. You will also gain a full understanding of the personal and interpersonal skills you will need to develop your career in childcarethe EYFS effectively because children really do matter.

If you have ambitions to work in the childcare sector – as a childminder or nanny, or in a nursery or crèche, for example – this is the course for you. You’ll find it interesting, challenging and highly rewarding, and it could lead to a whole new exciting career playing a vital role in the care, development and education of children.

Unit 1: The key factors of child development and developmental needs of children 0-8 years, inclusive of individual and special needs

The main development of a child from birth to 8 years
Social, economic and environmental factors influencing development
Genetic and hereditary factors affecting development
Children’s overall development needs
Defining special needs
Supporting children with special needs
Key transitions
Supporting children through transitions

Unit 2: Diversity and inclusion issues within the childminding environment

Policies to meet diversity within the childminding setting
Inclusion within the childminding setting
Effects of discrimination

Unit 3: Providing for children’s physical needs, inclusive of health and safety

Meeting children’s nutritional needs
Meeting children’s rest and sleep needs
Maintaining appropriate hygiene procedures
Exploring consequences as a result of the failure to meet appropriate hygiene procedures
Signs and symptoms of common childhood illnesses
Informing parents of illness and documenting illness
Maintaining a safe and secure environment

Unit 4: Learning through play for child development

Types of play and their importance in relation to:

(a) Development
(b) Age
Observation and planning
Every Child Matters and Birth to Three Matters Framework

The Early Years Foundation Stage
Available resources in relation to:

(a) Health and Safety
(b) Diversity and Inclusio

Unit 5: Behaviour Management

Stages of behaviour in children
Encouraging appropriate behaviour
Informing parents of inappropriate behaviour and its documentation
Behaviour attributed to specific special needs

Unit 6: Child Abuse

The main types of child abuse
Signs and symptoms of child abuse
Documentation relating to:

(a) Confidentiality
(b) Reporting and recording incidents of child abuse

Contacting professionals in the case of child abuse
Procedures to follow in the case of child abuse
Sources of support

Unit 7: The legal responsibilities of the childminder

Childminders’ legislation
Legal responsibilities of the childminder
Procedures for admission and collection
Legal implications of childminding
Policies and procedures to meet OFSTED requirements

Unit 8: Promoting positive working relationships

Working in partnership with parents and other professionals
Accessing childminding services
The childminder’s responsibilities for building positive relations with parents and other professionals in relation to:

(a) Confidentiality
(b) Complaints and documentation procedures

Unit 9:

The statutory, voluntary and private support available for childminders
Explore the contacts for support for the childminding service