Childcare Skills

Course summary

The course explores: • how children grow and develop from birth to 8 years old. • what milestones are and when children meet them • contributions of key theorists and how they help us to understand the cognitive, physical, social and emotional development of children • The importance of and types of play • Care routines Career Pathways: • Paediatric Nursing • Degree in Childhood Studies • Primary School Teacher • Family support worker • Teaching Assistant • Nursery Nurse • Play Therapist • Social Worker