This Professional Babysitting, Child Care and Child Minding Training Course is designed for those who are practising professionals in the relevant field to brush up their knowledge and enhance their capabilities to look after children and take part in raising them. This comprehensive course covers the basics to advanced knowledge of childcare and raising a child in the right way, ensuring optimum growth and development.
In this course, you will gain an in-depth understanding of childminding and child care through step by step guidelines and interactive contents. You’ll learn about the growth and development process of children and the roles of a nursery nurse in caring for children. Also, you’ll understand the factors affecting the development in childhood and the observation and assessment method for early years setting. Along with this, you’ll learn about the psychology of children and relationship building in childhood. Besides, the course will teach you about safeguarding children and ensuring their health and safety. You’ll gain knowledge about nutrition and healthy food for children. Apart from this, you’ll learn how to work in partnership with parents and carers and take part in a children’s development.
Successful completion of the course will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to boost your career if you’re a practising professional already or give you a head start in getting into the career. The accredited certificate will recognise your skills and enhance your credibility to stand out from the crowd.
- Accredited by CPD
- Complies with EU's General Data Protection Regulation 2018
- Instant e-certificate
- Developed by qualified professionals
- Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover
- Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
- 24/7 Learning Assistance
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for anyone who wants to gain the skills and knowledge to boost his/her career in this field, which includes:
- Nannies
- Nursery Nurses
- Child Minders.
- Babysitters.
- Care Home Professionals.
Certification
Once you’ve successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Understand the duties of a nursery nurse in children’s growth and development.
- Understand the development process of children and what factors influence the process.
- Learn about the observation and assessment of children’s development in the early years.
- Get a good grasp of safeguarding and protection of children and young people.
- Explain the health and safety needs for children and the needs for nutrition and healthy food.
- Gain an understanding of children psychology and the process of personality and intellectual development of children.
- Learn about promoting equality, diversity and inclusive practice in the early years of learning along with the relevant laws and legislations.
- Understand how to work with children having special needs and work in partnership with parents and carers.
Accreditation
All of our courses are fully accredited. The content of the Professional Babysitting, Child Care and Child Minding Training Course is certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to the continuous professional development principles. This course provides you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helps you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.
Assessment
At the end of the course, there will be an online assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course. Answers are marked instantly and automatically, allowing you to know straight away whether you have passed. If you haven’t, there’s no limit on the number of times you can take the final exam. All this is included in the one-time fee you paid for the course itself.
Course Curriculum
Module 01: Introduction to Nursery Nurse
In module one, we’ll learn about the duties of a nursery nurse and what qualities make a good nursery nurse.
Module 02: Caring for Children
In module two, we’ll learn about good caring practices for children including setting up a daily routine for them.
Module 03: Understanding the Growth and Development of Children
Module three explain the growth and development process of children. It discusses the principles and stages of development and different types of development.
Module 04: Introduction to Child Psychology
In module four, we’ll have an overview of child psychology. We’ll understand the scope, areas and stages of development in childhood and how to guide psychological development in the right way.
Module 05: Attachment and Relationship Building in Childhood
Module five discusses the impact of attachment on relationship building in childhood. Here, we’ll learn about different theories related to this, such as Bowlby’s Attachment Theory, Evolutionary Theory, etc.
Module 06: Factors that Influence Development
In this module, we’ll explore the different factors that influence development in childhood. We’ll learn about the role of parenting style and the impact of exposure to family problems on children’s development.
Module 07: Personality and Intellectual Development of Children
In module seven, we’ll deepen our understanding of the personality and intellectual development of children. We’ll understand the Erikson and Sullivan’s Stages of Psychosocial Growth. Also, we’ll learn about the impact of the surrounding environment on children’s development.
Module 08: Observation and Assessment of Children in the Early Years Setting
In module eight, we’ll learn about how to observe and assess a child’s development in the early years.
Module 09: Curriculum and Developing Early Learning
In module nine, we’ll broaden our understanding of The Early Childhood Curriculum Frameworks in UK Countries. Also, we’ll learn about planning for children’s learning and creating an ideal learning environment.
Module 10: Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Early Years of Learning
In this module, we’ll understand the concept of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Discrimination. We’ll gain an in-depth understanding of different legislations related to equality and discrimination. Also, we’ll learn how to promote equality through anti-discriminatory and anti-bias practices.
Module 11: Safeguarding, Protection and Welfare of Young Children
In this module, we’ll learn about physical abuse and injuries, different types of neglect and how to deal with these issues to safeguard the children.
Module 12: Health and Safety of Children in the Early Years
In module twelve, we’ll learn about the health and safety needs for children. We’ll learn about the importance of personal hygiene in childhood, different accidents and hazards in home and school, and how to avoid these to protect children.
Module 13: Nutrition and Healthy Food for Children
Module thirteen explains the needs for nutrition and healthy food in children’s development. Here, we’ll learn about the main food groups for setting a balanced diet for children.
Module 14: Play and Learning in Children’s Education
In this module, we’ll understand the impact of play and recreation on children’s learning and the overall development process. Also, we’ll discuss creativity development in childhood.
Module 15: Working with Children Having Special Needs
In this module, we’ll understand what it means by special needs. We’ll understand different disabilities and disorders in children and how to deal with them. Also, we’ll learn about SEN in the early years.
Module 16: Working in Partnership with Parents and Carers
In this final module, we’ll understand how to work with parents and carers and take part in children’s development and raising. We’ll learn about the scopes and challenges in working with parents.
