Childcare Learning and Development NVQ Level 3

Building on CCLD Level 2 participants will gain further understanding of theoretical perspectives regarding children’s development; the ability to recognise indicators of additional needs; an understanding of how to adapt practice appropriately according to the development needs of children
The award is aimed at childminders, daycare supervisors, SureStart workers and community nursery nurses who may have some supervisory responsibilities

Entry requirements:

No formal entry requirements however participants must be working in an appropriate setting with children and their families either supervising others or working unsupervised

Progression:

The Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD) NVQs will support progression in Health and Social Care, Playwork and Teaching

Duration:

Up to 2 years

Units:

The qualification has nine units to be made up by taking all five Core Units plus four Optional Units as detailed below:

Core Units - All must be completed.

• Develop and promote positive relationships
• Develop and maintain a healthy, safe and secure environment for children
• Promote children’s development
• Reflect on and develop practice
• Protect and promote children’s rights

Plus two Units from:

• Plan and organise environments for children and families
• Promote the health and physical development of children
• Promote children’s well‐being and resilience
• Plan and implement curriculum frameworks for early education
• Assess children’s progress according to curriculum frameworks for early education
• Provide leadership for your team
• Plan and implement positive environments for babies and children under 3 years
• Support early intervention for the benefit of children and families

Plus a further two Units from:

• Provide physical care that promotes the health and development of babies and children under 3 years
• Contribute to supporting parents with literacy, numeracy and language needs
• Maintain and develop a child minding business
• Work with families to enhance their children’s learning and development
• Plan for and support self‐directed play
• Promote healthy living for children and families
• Care for children at home
• Support children with disabilities or special educational needs and their families
• Empower families through the development of parenting skills
• Use information and communication technology to support children’s early learning
• Support the delivery of community based services to children and families
• Support the child or young person’s successful transfer and transition in learning and development contexts
• Safeguard children from harm
• Support children who have experienced trauma
• Administer provision within the childcare setting
• Work with a management committee
• Establish and maintain a service for children and families
• Support children and families through home visiting
• Involve families in the childcare setting
• Recruit, select and keep colleagues
• Deliver services to children and families whose preferred language is not English or Welsh
• Allocate and check work in your team
• Contribute to childcare practice in group living
• Create environments that promote positive behaviour
• Develop productive working arrangements with colleagues
• Co-ordinate special educational needs in early education settings
• Establish, develop and promote quality systems and procedures for the delivery of childcare services
• Advise and mentor those implementing quality systems and procedures for the delivery of childcare services
• Meet regulatory requirements in the childcare setting
• Support learners by mentoring in the workplace
• Enable individual learning through coaching
• Help pupils to develop their literacy skills
• Help pupils to develop their numeracy skills