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Diploma Children's Learning and Development  

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Code: Q24CQ1240  

Location: Chesterfield  

Cost: Free  

Starting: Friday 06 September 2024 

Duration: 73 sessions over 73 week(s)

Time: 9.30am 

By continuing you confirm that you are enrolling onto an adult learning course and that you are aged 19 or over on 1 September 2024, or you are enrolling a young person aged 14-18 on 31 August 2024 specifically onto one of our Study Programme courses, and that you agree to the Terms and Conditions.

 

Description

This qualification prepares you to know, understand and be able to become an Early Years
Educator (EYE), enabling you to work with children from birth to 5 in the Early Years
Foundation Stage. You will gain an understanding of child development from ages 5 to 7
years and demonstrate an in depth understanding of early years' education and care.
You will produce an online portfolio of evidence and your tutor will give you individual support
and feedback on all the work you produce.

Who is this course for?
To join this course you should have a Level 2 Childcare qualification and at least one year's recent
experience of working or volunteering with children. You should also have English and
maths at Level 2 or above.

How will I learn?
You will attend a weekly class on Microsoft Teams and attend a placement for a minimum of five hours a week. You could have up to five hours of homework per week; this could be researching
or reading relevant articles within childcare, writing up work from your placement and
assignments set from class.

What will I need?
You will need either a laptop or other computer with internet access to attend the course and complete your course work.

Are there any other costs?
The course may be free if it is your first Level 3, or you are working, live in Derbyshire, and earn below £25,000.00 or are unemployed.

Additional Information
You will need to have a placement organised before applying for the course.  

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Time and duration

Start Date: 06 September 2024
Start Time: 9.30am
Day: Friday
First Lesson Duration: 03:00
Total Weeks: 73

Location

Chesterfield  
Dock Walk  
Chesterfield
Derbyshire  
S40 2GQ  
01629 535002

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