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Early Years Level 3 Course

Enrol Anytime | Enrolment Fee £429

Working in early years is all about giving children the best possible start in life, and this Level 3 course teaches you exactly how to do that. We cover the core principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), helping you plan engaging activities that promote healthy physical and emotional development. It is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow programme that sets you up perfectly for a rewarding career as a nursery practitioner.

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Why Study Early Years Level 3 Course?

The Distance Learning Early Years course demonstrates how children can feel safe in a supportive environment and where they can develop and thrive.

This course aims to provide you with knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), a statutory framework which has been in place since September 2012, affecting all child care settings in the UK. This is essential if you work within a childcare field, such as childminding, nurseries, out-of-school clubs, creches and schools with nursery facilities with children up to the age of 5.

Using the EYFS as its focus, this course will provide you with the knowledge and understanding that is necessary to provide high-quality child care in accordance with the latest government regulations.

The course learning outcomes are as follows:

  • Gain extensive knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage;
  • Deepen your understanding of children’s development;
  • Demonstrate your commitment to child care sector to potential employers;
  • Understand the latest guidance on children’s development, health, safety and welfare.

Enrol Anytime | Enrolment Fee £429

Course Content

Unit 1: A unique child
  • A child’s development
  • Factors affecting development
  • Meeting the individual child’s needs
  • Differentiation
  • Equality, Diversity and
  • Inclusion
  • Promoting children’s physical and emotional wellbeing
  • The Children Act 1989
Unit 2: Developing positive relationships
  • Respectful relationships
  • Communication needs
  • Relationships within early years settings
  • Children’s friendships
  • The Key Worker
  • Effective communication with children
  • Partnerships with parents
  • Effective communication with parents
  • Multi-agency working
  • Confidentiality
Unit 3: Providing an enabling environment
  • Organising the environment
  • Laws and legislation
  • Security
  • Heating, Lighting and
  • Ventilation
  • Safety Equipment
  • Risk Assessment
  • The indoor environment
  • The outdoor environment
  • The wider environment
  • The Common Assessment Framework
Unit 4: Supporting children’s learning and development
  • Areas of development
  • The characteristics of effective learning
  • Playing and exploring
  • Active learning
  • The prime areas of learning
  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development
  • Physical Development
  • The specific areas of learning
  • Understanding the world Expressive arts and design Planning to meet children’s development needs
Unit 5: Effective planning, observation and assessment
  • Observation
  • Methods of observation
  • Factors to consider when observing children
  • Statutory assessment
  • The Early Years
  • Foundation Stage
  • Profile
  • Long-term planning
  • Medium-term planning
  • Short-term planning
Unit 6: Safeguarding the welfare of the child
  • Child protection
  • Spotting signs of abuse
  • Responding to concerns RIDDOR 1995
  • Providing a nutritionally balanced diet
  • Food safety and hygiene
  • Behaviour management
  • The layout of the environment

You must successfully complete a series of assessments. Once all assessments and activities have been completed and you have met the required outcomes, you will then be awarded your certificate. The good news is, there is no final exam.

Course Outcome

On completion of this course, you will receive an Early Years Level 3 certificate of achievement from Training Qualifications UK (TQUK).

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 itself has been designed by OSC to meet specific learner or employer requirements and Learn Now Distance Learning College are working as a reseller for OSC. The course has been endorsed by TQUK, meaning OSC have undergone external quality checks to ensure that the organisation and the courses they offer are to a high standard. Regular reviews of our courses are carried out as part of the endorsement process.

The course depth and study has been benchmarked at level three against level descriptors published by Ofqual.

Will I need to pay anything else?

You will have no other fees to pay with this course. The course enrolment fee includes access to support, course materials, certification and registration with the awarding body.

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FAQs

How can I make payment for the enrolment fee?

You can enrol online right now by Card or PayPal (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and American Express). Alternatively, we also accept BACS transfer or we can send you a payment link.

Is this course online?

If we have given you the option of “online” or “paper” at the top of the page next to the enrolment fee, you will be able to choose one or the other. If no option is available, it means that the course offered is online only.

Do I have to be available at specific times during the day?

With our courses, we have learners from all over the world enrolled. Therefore, if we restricted your learning to certain times, not everyone would be available. All our courses are accessible 24/7 via our online secure portal. Any videos on your portal would be pre-recorded meaning you can work through your course at your own pace.

What if I need longer to complete the course?

We understand that circumstances change and sometimes things can take a little longer. If you go over the course period then talk to us. We can normally extend your support for a small additional fee.

What support do you offer with your courses?

You will have access to a dedicated personal tutor who will be there to help you through your assignments.

Will I need to pay anything else?

You will have no other fees to pay with this course. The course enrolment fee includes access to support, course materials, certification and registration with the awarding body.

What if I still have questions?

Please feel free to contact us by telephone or email with any further queries.

What can you do with Early Years Level 3?

You could look for work in childminding or a nursery.

With experience, you could become a key worker for one or more children. You’ll monitor their progress and share information about their development with parents or carers.

As an experienced nursery worker you could specialise in working with children with learning difficulties, physical difficulties or mental health problems.

You could also progress to room leader, senior nursery worker or centre manager.

You could also study towards a higher education qualification in early years or child development. You could then move into management or early years teaching.