How will I advance my career with a Developing the Children in Your Care online short course? ­

This course will help you to grow as a childcare professional, as you learn what you can do to support the development of children’s physical and mental wellbeing.

Why study the Developing the Children in Your Care online course with e-Careers?

• 12 months unlimited access to the course content.
• Sign in and study anytime, anywhere. All you need is an internet connection!
• Monday to Friday customer support.
• Get your CV to the top of the pile using the knowledge and skills you have gained.

What are the Developing the Children in Your Care online short course modules?

• Observing Children
• Child Development
• Communication and the EYFS
• Developing Self Esteem in Young Children
• An Enabling Learning Environment

What does the Developing the Children in Your Care online short course cover?

During this online CACHE endorsed learning programme you will:

• Learn about the various factors that need to be taken into account when making observations, what makes an effect observation and how they help to decide a child's next milestone.
• Get to grips with the EYFS 2008 Principles in Practice cards and understand their content. Understand Section 1 of the EYFS statutory framework, with regards to learning and development, as well as the Development Matters in EYFS content.
• Learn about effective planning, so that issues can be resolved and activities and strategies can be implemented to help a child’s development.
• Identify some of the rules that need to be followed with regards to confidentiality.
• Make yourself aware of the child’s needs, by acknowledging the five outcomes outlined in Every Child Matters.
• Enhance your knowledge of brain development in young children and learn about development theories.
• Learn about the benefits of teaching good communications skills and how these develop over time.
• Gain insight into helping babies and very young children learn talking skills.
• Think about the various learning areas that are part of your learning environment, and learn more about how these areas can be made even more stimulating than they already are.
• Learn how to plan a room, and how to link the various areas and activities to the early learning goals. Ensure that the environment meets the needs of all children who will be using it, regardless of their individual requirements.
• Gain insight into how to designate responsibility to staff, so that all Key Workers and Practitioners can be part of this enabling process.
• Understand the importance of outdoor learning, and recognise some of the ways in which education can be taken outside, such as within outdoor learning environments or via the implementation of forest schools.

This learning programme is CACHE endorsed through Laser Learning, an official e-Careers partner.