Childcare Entry Level

If you’re passionate about making a difference in young lives this childcare course is the perfect place to start. Whether you dream of becoming a nursery practitioner, teaching assistant or going on to further study this course provides you with the key skills needed.

During this course you will study child development and communication as well as working with children in a variety of roles. The course will cover child health, playing and learning, safeguarding, craft activities and supporting children learning literacy and numeracy in the early stages. A career in childcare will open the door to a world of possibilities. This hugely important vocation could see you play a part in creating the foundations of a child's behaviour, education and aspirations. If you have a natural affinity with children and want to develop that into a career then our childcare course will equip with all the practical skills required to progress in to a job. Previous trips have included: Rand Farm and The Forest School. This course will cover Personal Development, Human Growth and Development, Food and Nutrition, Health and Safety Practices in Home and Group Settings, Care of Children and Play Activities.

Additionally, we will help you with your ICT, Maths and English skills. You will also develop your communication skills, to help you to progress onto the next level in Childcare and going out into an Early Years setting.

When you do a vocational qualification you will learn in a workshop appropriate for your subject and you will usually be assessed through practical assessments, projects, assignments and oral and written questions. There may be exams in some subjects and your tutor will prepare you for these.

Entry requirements for our courses depend on the specific requirements of each Programme of Study and an individual’s previous experience, which will all be discussed during the interview process. However, there are no specific entry requirements for this course - students will be assessed prior to an offer of a place on a course.

This course can lead to a range of exciting roles and further study, including:

Nursery or early years practitioner roles in schools, private nurseries or children’s centres

Progression to university to study Early Childhood Studies, Primary Education, or similar degrees which can be studied at the University Centre Grimsby

Jobs in education support, play therapy, or family outreach work