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Childcare and Early Learning Diploma Level 2
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Gain essential skills with our Childcare and Early Learning Diploma Level 2. This accredited course covers early learning, health and safety, child development, communication, and career paths, preparing you for a rewarding career in childcare.
Childcare and Early Learning Diploma Level 2
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About This Course
The Childcare and Early Learning Diploma Level 2 course highlights the benefits and importance of early learning, focusing on socialisation and developmental opportunities for children, as well as challenges faced by parents using day care.
Learn about Health & Safety, Care Plans, IEPs, and safeguarding. Understand physical and cognitive development, language acquisition, and the nature/nurture debate.
Explore learning theories, curriculum planning, and strategies for supporting children with learning difficulties. Enhance communication skills for working with children, parents, and professionals. Discover career options in childcare, including roles and responsibilities.
To qualify in an Early Years setting and count towards the official staff-to-child ratio, you’ll need the NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator) course.
Course Benefits
- Comprehensive understanding of childcare and early learning, covering its benefits, importance, and developmental opportunities.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and regulatory guidelines, including Health & Safety directives, Care Plans, and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Insights into child development, focusing on physical and cognitive growth, language acquisition, and moral reasoning.
- Strategies for diverse learning styles and special needs, including managing challenging behaviours.
- Enhanced communication and professional skills, emphasising effective interaction with parents and colleagues.
- Career guidance, outlining roles like Childminder, Nursery Nurse, and Teaching Assistant.
Course Units
Qualification Title: Childcare and Early Learning Diploma Level 2
Unit 1: Health and Wellbeing in Children
Unit 2: Child Development and Learning
Unit 3: Education in the Early Years
Unit 4: Building Relationships
Unit 5: Safeguarding
Unit 6: Supporting Children with Additional Needs
Assessment
You’ll submit a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. This course is assessed using our latest AI-assisted marking system, giving you feedback up to three times faster than traditional tutor marking, with clear and structured guidance to help you improve, and full access to our human support team whenever you need extra help.
Just submit your work to get your detailed feedback. No external examinations are required.
Required Knowledge
No prior knowledge or skills in counselling is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.
Awarding Body
Upon completing this course, you will receive certification from the National Institution of Qualifications (NIOQ).
The course is designed to meet specific learner or employer needs and is endorsed by NIOQ, ensuring high-quality standards.
NIOQ’s endorsement guarantees access to excellent learning materials.
Support
From our comprehensive study guide and course materials to our expert student support team, on hand whenever you have a question; from day one we will go above and beyond to help you succeed in your studies. With twelve months of support, you have the option of completing in as little as three months, or using the full twelve months.
Our team are readily available to lend you their advice and guidance for the duration of your course.
Only one click away, you can trust that help will be there when you need it.
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a question that our team are often asked, there are many reasons but here are the main reasons to choose Association of Learning:
- No hidden charges, the price you see includes everything, from marking, to certification.
- Our average marking time is 3 working days (most providers are 10+).
- Our customers have rated us ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot.
- Our courses are up to date. Many providers create course content and fail to keep it up to date.
- We are open later than any other home learning provider.
- As many submissions as you need to complete, many providers cap how many times you can submit work.
- All courses are fully endorsed by external awarding organisations.
- 14 day money back guarantee or course switch.
If you need any more reasons to choose Association of Learning, contact our team!
You have 12 months to complete your course, however you can complete at a faster pace without any additional costs. Some of our students have managed to complete in as little as 3 months!
There are two payment options, pay in full for your course or monthly. Our monthly payment option allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months.
If you choose to pay using a payment plan, to apply you must be able to answer yes to the following:
- Your billing address is based in the UK
- You have a UK based bank account
- Bill payer must be 18 or above.
No, this course is assignment based, which means you will not have to complete any exams. If your assignment doesn’t pass first time, you can retry as many times as you need within your 12 months support period.
No, this is a distance learning course, which means your assessments will be submitted and marked using our online LMS (Learner Management System).
Unlike other providers, Association of Learning uses a fast-track system. Your digital certificate is issued by the Awarding Organisation and then forwarded directly to your inbox by our team.
While the official timeframe is six weeks, our students typically receive their digital credentials within two weeks.
There are no requirements to have completed any courses or have any knowledge of the subject area to enrol on the course. There is no application process and no questions asked when you sign up, it is accessible to anybody.
Your course will start as soon as you sign-up. You could start your journey of learning today!
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