Caring for Children CACHE Certificate Level 1
Overview
This one year course will give you an introduction to caring for children and will prepare you for further learning.
This course is designed for adults who are wanting to work in childcare. You will be assessed by your tutor using a range of methods. This could include tasks set by CACHE such as designing charts, leaflets and course work.
Course description
You will learn about the growth and development of babies and young children. You will explore the value of a healthy lifestyle and diet, communication and learning, aspects of play and the importance of building the confidence of children.
‘…students use well-defined targets and clear areas for development to help them to improve subsequent pieces of work.’ Ofsted, 2018
Due to the current COVID-19 situation and with health and safety of our students as a priority, we have redesigned this course to include a mixture of classroom-based and online learning.
What areas will I study?
- Encouraging children to eat healthily
- Keeping children safe
- Communicating with children
- Children's play and leisure
- Activities in the community