Child Care and Understanding Autism Level 3
Develop your knowledge in child care and understanding autism in this bundle, from home!
- Gain an insight into the different types of child care settings, such as nursery, pre-school, and child minding from home
- Learn about the legal requirements of caring for children
- Study the growth and development of babies and young children
- Learn how to provide babies and young children with a healthy and enriching care environment
- Understand how autism is identified and defined
- Explore the key features of autism in terms of ‘the triad of impairments’
- Identify and understand the key features of disorders that may accompany autism or be diagnosed alongside it
- Learn that autism is a spectrum disorder which affects individuals in a wide variety of ways
- Identify practical ways to support individuals in their day to day functioning
- Understand how best to support individuals with autism in terms of promoting good health, social inclusion and active participation
- Explore the problems individuals with autism may face in terms of discrimination, bullying and access to opportunities and services
All course materials will be delivered to you by post or via email, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way.
You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies, so you can work at your own pace. Completed coursework can be delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple.
Course Duration
Up to 2 years.
Study Hours
Approximately 160 hours.
Course Outcome
Child Care Level 3 and Understanding Autism Level 3.
Entry Requirements
You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol on to this course, although a good standard of English to a level 2 would be beneficial.
Assessment
Tutor-marked assignments.
Child Care Level 3
- What is a 'healthy lifestyle?'
- Exercise
- Healthy eating
- Activities for young children
- Well-being for children and their families
- Documentation required for a home child care business
- Intellectual development
- Supervision and travel to destinations away from the child care setting
- Good health and safety practices indoors and outdoors
- Current legal requirements
- Respecting and valuing individuality
- How to deal with conflict
- Types of foods that should be avoided
- Special dietary requirements
- Childhood chronic diseases and how they can affect development
- Government guidelines on food and nutrition
- Data Protection Act
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date information
- Methods and systems for recording financial information
- Tax and VAT
- Storing data
- Using ICT
- Safety concerns
- Literacy, language and communication
- Numeracy, reasoning skills and problem-solving
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Creative development
Understanding Autism Level 3
- The triad of impairments
- Communication and social interaction
- Repetitive and obsessive behaviour
- Diagnosis
- Effects
- Legislation
- Formal and informal networks
- Communication and social reaction
- Managing behaviour
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Five key senses
- The vestibular system’
- Proprioception
- Conditions
- Supporting individuals
- Poor health
- Social exclusion
- Develop plans
- Social inclusion
- Safeguarding
- Person-centred values
- Person-centred practice
Assessment
This course is assessed by a series of assignments which are submitted to your tutor for marking. No external examination is required.
Course Duration
Once enrolled, you will have two years to complete this bundle (one year per course), which will allow you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines. You will also receive 12 months tutor support for each course, so you can feel confident that you’ll get the help you need. Studying around your work and family commitments has never been easier.
Study Method
This course will enable you to work 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, whichever you choose. You will also receive our amazing tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course successful learners will receive two Certificate’s of Achievement. One from ABC Awards and Certa Awards for the Understanding Autism Level 3 course which includes a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course). Learners will also receive a Certificate of Achievement from Training Qualifications UK (TQUK) for the Child Care Level 3 course.
Awarding Bodies
ABC Awards
The Understanding Autism Level 3 course has been endorsed by ABC Awards and Certa Awards for its high-quality. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. We will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the ABC Awards and Certa Awards website.
This course has been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of knowledge and understanding that you would expect at this level.
TQUK
The Child Care Level 3 course has been designed by Open Study College to meet specific learners’ or employers’ requirements. The course has been endorsed by TQUK. This means Open Study College have undergone external quality checks to ensure that the organisation and the courses’ it offers meet a high standard. Regular reviews of our courses are carried out as part of the endorsement process.
The completion of this course alone does not lead to an Ofqual regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills towards regulated qualifications in the future. The unit summary can be used as evidence towards your Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this sector.
The course depth and study has been benchmarked at Level 3 against level descriptors published by Ofqual.
You do not need any previous knowledge to enrol on to this course, although a good standard of English to a level 2 would be beneficial.
You may start at any time and have two years to complete this bundle (one year per course). This bundle is truly flexible and is designed to be adaptable around your lifestyle.
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- FREE CV critique service
- FREE employability guide to help you impress future employers
- FREE XO Student Discounts card
- * Comprehensive study guide
- * Exclusive Open Study College Pen
- * Student study planner
- * Three colour highlighter
- * Student notebook
- * Document wallet
* Not included with the online study option
No, everything you need is included in the price!
You will send your work to your personal course tutor for them to mark and return to you. On successful completion of the course you will be awarded your Child Care Level 3 and Understanding Autism Level 3 Certificates.
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