Why choose the CACHE Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and Education

Welcome to the CACHE Level 3 Award / Certificate / Diploma in Child Care and Education.

If you enjoy working with children and learning about how they grow and develop, you will enjoy this course.

This qualification prepares you to work unsupervised, or in a supervisory capacity, with children and their families in a variety of settings and environments within the sector of Children's Services.

Course Outline

This qualification is split into three stages; Award, Certificate and Diploma, with the Award and Certificate building towards the Level 3 Diploma. You will study for the Award and Certificate in Year 12 and hopefully progress into the Diploma in Year 13. The Diploma is the equivalent of 3 A Levels.

Practical Training

A total of 125 days practical training is recommended. Work experience will be carried out with the following age groups:

• Birth to 11 months 15 days (recommended)
• 1 - 3 years 11 months 30 days (recommended)
• 4 - 7 years 11 months 40 days (recommended)

The remaining 40 days may be allocated to any of these groups, or to the age groups from 7 years 11 months to 16 years.

Award

Unit 1: An Introduction to working with Children - Multiple Choice question paper
Unit 2: Development from conception to age 16 years - Assessment Task
Unit 3: Supporting Children - Assessment Task

Certificate

Unit 1, 2 & 3 plus additional:
Unit 4: Keeping children safe - Assessment Task
Unit 5: The principles of underpinning the role of the practitioner working with children - Assessment Task
External Assessment - Short answer test based on a seen case study

Diploma

Award and Certificate plus additional:
Unit 6: Promoting a healthy environment for children - Assessment Task (Portfolio)
Unit 7: Play and learning in children's education- Assessment Task (Portfolio)
Unit 8: Caring for Children - Assessment Task (Portfolio)
Unit 9: Development of proffesional skils withing childrens education - Practice Evidence Records and Proffesional Development Records
3 Optional Units
External Assessment - Research Task

Careers and progression

You may want to progress on to higher level qualifications. These may include professional development such as CACHE Level 4 professional development qualifications or higher education qualifications, for example, nursing or teaching. This will be subject to the individual requirements of the university or Higher Education College.

Entry requirements

CACHE does not recommend any formal entry qualification. However, you should be over 16 years of age, and able to show that you will be able to cope with the demands of the programme. For example, you have achieved a GCSE at grade C or above in English and at least one other subject.

You should not underestimate the demands of the Diploma programme. You will have to complete both academic and practical work at Level 3. You should have a sensible and mature attitude to both work and study and be prepared to make a considerable commitment of time and effort during your course.

Course Results

N/A previous course results for CACHE: New course will start Sept 2008.

Enquiries

Please address all enquiries regarding the CACHE Child Care and Education Course via Samuel Ward Arts and Technology College