CACHE Level 1 Certificate in Caring for Children
Kick-start your career working with children, from home!
- Improve your knowledge and skills from the CACHE Level 1 Certificate in Caring for Children
- Develop your knowledge of children’s growth and development up to 6 years, and gain an appreciation of the wider context in which childcare practitioners work
- Gain a nationally recognised qualification to kick-start your career
- Achieve a nationally recognised qualification in Caring for Children
- FREE access to the CACHE Alumni for 2 years when you enrol on your course
- Improve your CV and boost your career prospects
As well as providing an excellent knowledge base in caring for children, this Level 1 CACHE course is ideal for students aspiring to achieve a career working in a childcare setting.
CACHE (The Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education) are the leading industry specialists in providing qualifications that specialise in the care and education sector. This course has been developed by experts to ensure that all requirements and skills are covered.
Assessment
Tutor-marked assignments.
Course Duration
up to 1 year
Course Outcome
Successful students will receive their NCFE CACHE Level 1 Certificate in Caring for Children.
Study Hours
Approx. 250 hours
- Patterns and stages of growth for children from birth to 5 years 11 months
- Factors which influence growth and development from birth to 5 years 11 months
- Importance of diet and exercise for children’s growth and development
- Activities which promote children’s physical development
- Ways to help children to develop communication and language skills
- Ways to encourage children to play socially
- Health and safety guidance, symbols or instructions on young children’s equipment and toys
- Health and safety instructions on cleaning materials which may be found in a house
- Health and safety rules, guidelines or instructions when taking children out into the street and to the park
- Potential hazards to young children in the home
- Safety features to ensure young children stay safe in the home
- Safety equipment or controls which help to keep young children safe when going out for a walk, when in a car and when in a children’s playground
- Fire safety equipment that is recommended to be in a house
- Possible fire hazards to young children and adults in a house
- Own actions to maintain a young child’s safety if there was fire in the house
- Ways to value children as individuals
- Reasons why children need to be respected as individuals
- Ways to communicate with children to ensure that they feel valued
- Behaviour that shows respect and value of children
- Organisations that promote the rights of children
- Features of a setting that contribute to a positive learning environment
- How these features might help children to learn through the use of play activities and strategies
- Ways in which play can help children’s learning in developmental areas
- Example of stereotyping in play
- How a given set of materials, resources or activities can challenge stereotyping and discrimination
- Understand the support children need to gain confidence when playing
- Activities that will help improve a young child's confidence
- Learn to encourage expression through play
- How interaction and play can build self-esteem
- How interaction and play can build self-esteem
- The different ways that young children learn
- Understanding the importance of identifying the different ways of learning
- Sensory aids to develop the learning of young children
- How to encourage children to take part
- Ways in which the natural world can support learning
- Why self-development and interest is important
- How self-development contributes to personal achievement
- Encouraging self-development, weaknesses and strengths
- Recommend science activities for young children of different ages
- Understand why science activities support learning
- Learn the health and safety risks with science activities
- Help and advise young children with science activities
- Recognise activities and toys within technology for young children
- Understand which technology activities are suitable for each age range
- Identify intellectual, physical and language benefits of technology activities
- Creative musical activities and games for young children
- Understand which musical activities are suitable for each age range
- Identify benefits of musical activities
- Encourage interaction within musical games and activities
Assessment
This course is assessed through a series of assignments, which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required, so you can complete all assessments from home.
Course Duration
This course will take approximately 250 hours to complete. Students will receive a full year to complete the course, which is a lot more time than you will need. This allows you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines.
Study method
You will study this course through distance learning, which will enable you to learn when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted or emailed to you online, whichever you choose. You will also receive our tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!
Course Outcome
Upon successful completion of the course you will achieve an NCFE CACHE Level 1 Certificate in Caring for Children.
Awarding body
CACHE became part of NCFE in 2015.
CACHE (the Council of Awards in Care, Health and Education) are the UK’s leading awarding organisation for the childcare and social care sectors and are part of the RQF (Regulated Qualifications Framework) which ensures the highest-level quality courses and industry recognised qualifications.
Once you have enrolled on your CACHE course, you will be entitled to access the CACHE Alumni Membership for 2 years. CACHE Alumni is a Professional Membership Network for those who work in the CACHE industries, providing valuable resources and advice for professional studying towards a CACHE qualification.
It's not a problem. We offer a course replacement service, so if you get into trouble and your course pack is lost or damaged, our Student Support Team can provide you with a new set of materials for a one-time additional fee.
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If you are interested in Child Care and you’re looking for a more flexible approach to learning that fits around your life - this is the ideal course for you. Enrol online today by clicking below or speak to one of our advisers for more information.
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