Early Years Level 3

• A child's development
• Factors affecting development
• Meeting the individual child's needs
• Differentiation
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Promoting children's physical and emotional wellbeing
• The Children Act 1989

• Respectful relationships
• Communication needs
• Relationships within early years settings
• Children's friendships
• The key worker
• Effective communication with children
• Partnerships with parents
• Effective communication with parents
• Multi-agency working
• Confidentiality

• Organising the environment
• Laws and legislation
• Security
• Heating, lighting and ventilation
• Safety equipment
• Risk assessment
• The indoor environment
• The outdoor environment
• The wider environment
• The common assessment framework

• Areas of development
• The characteristics of effective learning
• Playing and exploring
• Active learning
• The prime areas of learning
• Personal, social and emotional development
• Physical development
• The specific areas of learning
• Understanding the world
• Expressive arts and design
• Planning to meet children's development needs

• Observation
• Methods of observation
• Factors to consider when observing children
• Statutory assessment
• The early years foundation stage profile
• Long-term planning
• Medium-term planning
• Short-term planning

• Child protection
• Spotting signs of abuse
• Responding to concerns
• RIDDOR 1995
• Providing a nutritionally balanced diet
• Food safety and hygiene
• Behaviour management
• The layout of the environment

This course is designed for anyone considering a career in child care who wishes to demonstrate their knowledge.

This course is assessed by a series of assignments which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination or practical work is required, so you can complete all assessed work from home.

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 100 hours to complete. This allows you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines.

This course will be studied entirely via distance learning, meaning you will complete your learning either from home or a place that suits you. Full tutor support will be available via email, so if you have any questions or need some guidance, your tutor will be here to help. Your course materials will include a series of self-assessment exercises and tutor-marked questions to allow both yourself and your tutor to monitor your progress.

The study method you choose depends on your personal learning style. Your options are:

• Study pack: if you choose the study pack option, you will be sent a set of printed course materials.
• Study online: if you choose this option, you will be sent your login details to our online portal through which you will access your course materials digitally. You can access your course via a desktop/laptop computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Once you have successfully completed this course, you will receive an Early Years Level 3 certificate of achievement from Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).

The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards your recognition of prior learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector.