Level 3 Diploma in Children's Care, Learning and Development

Course Content

There are mandatory units and optional units completed on the level 3 Diploma. Example of some of these include:

• Understand children and young person development
• Promote children and young person development
• Support children and young peoples health and safety
• Context and principles for early years provision

If you are accepted onto this course without a Grade C or above in Maths and/or English you will be required to complete the relevant Essential Skills qualification. This will be a compulsory part of your timetable.

Course Aims

• The qualification aims to increase the knowledge, skills and understanding of candidates to enable them to organise and implement quality provision for young children and support their families
• To encourage candidates to reflect on and develop their own practice.

Special Features

An important aspect of the course is that students are able to apply theory to practice. To enable this to take place students will spend at least one day each week in a childcare setting working with young children aged 0-5 years.

Assessment Methods

Observation will be carried out in the workplace as part of the assessment process. Knowledge evidence will be assessed through work in college and portfolio work.