Childcare Skills

Course summary

You will specialise in working with under 5s, and during your studies, you will gain core knowledge of subjects such as supporting education, health and wellbeing, safeguarding and Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), as well as developing a range of technical and practical skills that employers are looking for. During your studies, you will complete placements within private nursery settings and local primary schools, gaining experience with children from birth to 8 years. As you will be working with children, you will need to have a clearance form, which is called a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service), to ensure the safety of the vulnerable children that you will care for. The course will help you boost your employment and higher education prospects through the gaining of extensive experience on a work placement in a real-world environment, which will enable you to access employment directly after completion of the course as a nanny, childminder, early years educator, or teaching assistant. Additionally, you could progress into Higher Education to qualify in one of many different roles, such as primary teaching, family support worker or social worker.