Child Care Course (Level 3 Diploma)

Child Care

Ascentis (Level 3 Diploma)

If you'd like to embark upon a career as a childminder, the distance learning child care course can provide all the necessary training.

The home study child care course can act as a springboard towards a career as a childminder or day care assistant. The distance learning child care course is designed to suit you, allowing you to learn the core principles of being a childminder through flexible and cost-effective home study.

Our Home Learning Child Care Diploma leads to a nationally-recognised Level 3 award accredited by Ascentis. It has been designed to enable you to strengthen and develop your knowledge and understanding of home-based child care practices.

Course topics covered within the Child Care Diploma include: The introduction to childcare practice, childcare and child development (0-16), the childcare practitioner and planning to meet children's individual needs.

The Child Care Diploma will help you to improve your knowledge and skills, meet the requirements for basic training as part of childminder registration or application to be a registered childminder and undertake professional development.

With the distance learning child care course, a personal tutor is available to help you through the course. Additionally, our student advisors are only a phone call away.

HOME STUDY SUPPORT 

You will be provided with comprehensive materials designed to provide you with everything required to complete your course of study. You will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have. Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the online student portal, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

COURSE ASSESSMENT 

Theoretical information is provided throughout the Child Care Diploma, followed by a series of exercises that are to be completed and marked by your personal tutor.

Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a nationally recognised certificate will be awarded by Ascentis as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.

COURSE DURATION 

We recommended you spend approximately 150 hours of your time studying for the child care Diploma. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 3 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 6 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Get started today, and you can earn your Level 3 Child Care Diploma in as little as six months, or take up to a years, if you prefer – the choice is yours.

HOME STUDY COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

The good news is that no prior learning knowledge or experience is essential to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone wishing to learn more about being a childminder and would like to take part in a highly rewarding home study course.

You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with full tutor support.

COURSE FEES 

Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore registration fees, certification fees and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Child Care home study course is £373.75 (inc VAT), though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £299 (inc VAT) which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.

You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £74.75 and then 4 equal payments of £74.75 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.

International Students who wish to enrol - click here 
(Additional £40 Postage & Packing)

COURSE QUALIFICATION 

Ascentis Child Care Level 3 Diploma
This course leads to a Level 3 Diploma for successful learners. This means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (in which case GCSE's are at levels 1 and 2 and A Levels are at level 3). In accrediting the programme at level 3, Ascentis attests that its learning outcomes are at an equivalent level to a level 3 national qualification.

Accreditation by Ascentis is a guarantee of quality. It means that this learning programme has been scrutinised and approved by an independent panel of experienced educational professionals and is quality audited by Ascentis.

About Ascentis
Ascentis is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland

The course can be enrolled upon by students Internationally. There are no deadlines for enrolments.

POSSIBLE CAREER PATHS 

Child minder, Day Care Assistant.

FURTHER COURSE INFORMATION 

As a student, your course fee covers everything you will need to successfully complete the Child Care home study course and earn your diploma:
All textbooks, study guides, and learning aids designed for distance learningA full range of student services, including assessmentsA personalised diploma upon course completionUnlimited educational support by e-mail

If your course is being delivered online, please ensure you meet the minimum requirements below.

For Windows:
Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

For Macintosh:
Mac OS X, Mac OS 9.2 - Acrobat Reader 4.0 and above

From time to time we may enrol our students with our partner sites; this is dependent on the number of students enrolling on a particular course and course material availability. If this happens, nothing changes for you other than the name of the college administering your course. We will continue to be your point of contact; you will get the exact same course you have enrolled on with the same high level of quality content and support.

POSTAGE & PACKING 

Get FREE UK delivery when purchasing distance learning courses online. We will deliver your course materials direct to your door upon enrolment so you can get started straight away and plan your studies around your other commitments.