Diplomas in childcare and education

Diploma in Childcare and Education – a two-year curriculum on the education of children under 7 y.o. It includes subjects on physical and intellectual development of a child, first aid studies, communication with parents and a practice of working with children.

Advanced Diploma in Childcare Education- this is a more advanced the level of training in children's education and development. This course is available only for experienced workers. The disciplines are: An advanced course in studies on working with children demanding higher attention. The specialists who graduated this course possessed enough knowledge for any educational work. Usually, this type of specialists work as head managers in kindergartens and nurseries.

Business & Technology Education Council Diploma. Some academic disciplines are taught in this course, including teaching options, care options, social work options and working with children options.

This is a full-time two-year curriculum which differs from the BTEC- National Certificate in Childhood Studies that is a simpler one-year course designed for experienced workers. The BTEC qualification allows to its owners to work as kindergarten tutors or as nannies.

The NNEB diploma belongs to students who`ve graduated a full-time two-year course designed for work with children under 7 y.o. This qualification is considered to be the most widely recognized in the field and it allows to a student to get not only the knowledge, but also some practical experience in physical and social children`s development field, in children`s education and in intellectual and emotional needs of children of different age. In this curriculum, questions of health and hygiene, plays organization and first aid are also studied. This diploma owners are qualified for a work in a kindergarten or for a work as a nanny.

National Vocational Qualifications - the specialist studies 15 subjects, including the ability to work without parents’ control.

The GNVQ curriculum replaces “A levels” in the British Educational System. It is established by the municipal administration and the municipal guild and its aim is children’s education and development studies.

GNVQ have levels 2, 3 and 4 and can take 2 years of studies with a practical experience is offered to its students. The curriculum includes:

Level 2: competence in questions of children`s emotional and social development. This qualification is enough to start the children’s development career, for a work in a kindergarten or a work as a nanny helping a mother.

Level 3: consist of 15 blocks, one of which includes how to work with children without their parents aside and the help for families.

Grosso modo, this qualification equates NNEB. This specialist is completely qualified for work as a nanny.

Level 4: organization of plays and leisure time and other staff management. This qualification allows to perform a big variety of duties in the work with children.

The Council for Awards in Childcare and Education –is a one-year curriculum that includes 14 diverse options on theory and practical experience of children’s development. This certificate owners are considered to be totally qualified for work with children.

This qualification is important while recruiting a qualified nanny for a newborn. Generally, qualified nurses graduate it. The early months of a child’s life is a very happy period, but very anxious too. The baby is so fragile and delicate that even his parents are often worried about making some procedures. The newborn care skills can be gained with the help of theoretical and empirical preparation. The job experience and good recommendations are especially important in nannies for newborn recruitment. Moreover, this kind of qualified nanny can give a psychological support to a young mother, who is in a stress after a childbirth.