Level 3 Diploma in Early Years Education and Care (Early Years Educator)

Learning material for the unit 1: Supporting healthy lifestyles for children through food, nutrition and exercise

Understand the impact of food and nutrition on children’s health and development.

Understand individuals’ dietary requirements and preferences

Be able to support children’s healthy eating

Understand children’s need for exercise

Be able to support children’s exercise in an outdoor space

Assignment brief Unit EYE1: Supporting healthy lifestyles for children through food, nutrition and exercise

Learning material unit 2: Supporting physical care routines for children and for unwell children

LO 1.Be able to support the physical care needs of children.

LO2.Understand hygienic practice in providing physical care to children

lO3. Understand childhood immunisation

LO4Understand common childhood illnesses

Lo4 Understand support for ill children

EYE2: Assignmen brief :Supporting Physical Care Routines for Children and for Unwell Children

learning material Unit 3: Promoting children’s emotional well-being, social and emotional development

Understand children’s emotional well-being needs, personal, social and

Understand the needs of children during transitions and significant

Be able to promote the emotional well-being, personal, social and emotional development of children

Assignment brief unit 3: Promoting children’s emotional well-being, social and emotional development

Learning material uni 4 : LO 1 Life stage pre -conception and pregnancy

LO1 Understand a baby’s development from conception to end of gestation.

Learning Material unit 4:LO 2 Post nantal chapter

LO2 Understand post-natal care.

Assignment brief Understanding the needs of the mother and baby pre-conception, during pregnancy

Learning material unit 5: The role of the Early Years practitioner

Learning material The Role of the Early Years Practitioner

Learning material Unit 5 : Role of early year practitioner

LO1 Understand the role of the Early Years practitioner.

LO2 Be able to communicate to meet individuals’ needs and preferences.

LO3 Understand working relationships in Early Years.

Assignment brief The Role of the Early Years Practitioner

Understand legislation and guidelines for the safeguarding, protection, and welfare of children

Understand how to respond to evidence or concerns that a child has been abused or harmed

Understand legislation and guidelines, policies and procedures for health and safety

Understand how to plan environments that support children’s health and safety.

Be able to manage risk within an environment which provides challenge for children

Understand how to record and report accidents, incidents and emergencies.

Understand the way in which

legislation and codes of practice inform equality, diversity and inclusive practice

Be able to work in ways which support equality, diversity and inclusive practice

Assignment brief Legislation Relating to Early Years Practice

Legislation Relating to Early Years Practice

Understand the principles of partnership working when working with children

Understand how to work in partnership when working with children

Understand recording, storing and sharing information in relation to partnership working

Working in Partnership

Assignment brief Working in Partnership

Understand the role of play at different stages of children’s development

Understand different types of play for all children.

Be able to plan play opportunities

Be able to lead and support play opportunities.

Be able to review the effectiveness of play opportunities

Understand the way in which the Early Years practitioner supports children’s behaviour and socialisation within play environments

Be able to support children’s behaviour and socialisation within play environments

Assignment brief Supporting children through play in Early Years

Learning through play

Understand the language and communication needs of children.

Be able to support children’s literacy, language and communication needs

Understand how to create an environment which supports children’s mathematical development

Be able to plan and implement opportunities that support children’s mathematical development

Understand the way in which the Early Years practitioner supports the development of speech, language and communication of children

Assignment Brief for Developing the literacy, mathematical and communication skills of children

Developing the literacy, mathematical and communication skills of children

Understand the meaning of ‘school readiness’ in relation to the role of the Early Years practitioner

Understand the way in which working in partnership with others. contributes to children’s school readiness..

Assignment Brief to Understand the needs of the child in preparing for school

Understand the needs of the child in preparing for school

Understand the cognitive development of children

Understand approaches to planning when working with children from birth to 7 years.

Understand how to plan to meet the needs of children.

Be able to implement a learning experience which supports the development of sustained shared thinking in children

Assignment Brief to Understanding children’s cognitive development

Understanding children’s cognitive development

Understand children’s physical development

Understand theory and current frameworks in relation to children’s physical development

Be able to promote children’s physical development through the implementation of opportunities and activities

Understand biological, environmental and developmental factors which may result in children needing additional support

Understand the principles of inclusive practice as they relate to children with additional needs

Understand the role of early intervention in partnership working

Understand professional development.

Be able to use reflective practice to contribute to their own professional development.