Course Details
Course Outline
10 days course
Health Living and Child Care at home
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What is a 'healthy lifestyle?'
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Exercise
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Healthy eating
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Activities for young children
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Well-being for children and their families
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Documentation required for a home child care business
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Intellectual development
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Supervision and travel to destinations away from the child care setting
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Good health and safety practices indoors and outdoors
Building Positive Relationships
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Current legal requirements
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Respecting and valuing individuality
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How to deal with conflict
Health Promotion and Development
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Types of foods that should be avoided
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Special dietary requirements
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Childhood chronic diseases and how they can affect development
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Government guidelines on food and nutrition
Administrative Procedures within the Child Care Setting
- Data Protection Act
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date information
- Methods and systems for recording financial information
- Tax and VAT
- Storing data
Development and Learning
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Using ICT
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Safety concerns
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Literacy, language and communication
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Numeracy, reasoning skills and problem-solving
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Physical development
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Personal, social and emotional development
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Creative development
The Management of Nursery Staff and communications
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Effective communication
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Appraisals, supervisions and staff records
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Disciplinary and grievance
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Introduction to recruitment
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Inductions
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Disciplinary procedures and grievance issues
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Employment policies for the recruitment and management of staff
Safeguarding Children
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Signs, symptoms and indicators of child abuse
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Procedures to follow in cases of child abuse
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Caring for children who have suffered abuse
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Reporting an incident
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The child protection conference
Health and Safety for Children and Staff
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Safe working practices in the nursery setting for children and staff
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Health and safety at different stages of child development
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Procedures for good hygiene
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Illness
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First aid
The Early Years Foundation Stage: Curriculum and Assessment
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Signs, symptoms and indicators of child abuse
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Procedures to follow in cases of child abuse
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Caring for children who have suffered abuse
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Detrimental issues and learning
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The importance of differentiation
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Planning learning with the support of assessments
Creating a Positive Nursery Environment
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Summative assessments
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Referral to third parties
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Risk assessment
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Communication for play and learning
Supporting and Planning Self-Directed Play
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The play cycle
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The importance of play for young children
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Play equipment and space in the nursery setting
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Outdoor play space
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Indoor play space
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Health and safety for the play space
