Are you looking to stand out in the job market as a highly skilled and knowledgeable early years' childcare professional?

Gaining a deep understanding of child development, early learning, and play-based approaches, will allow you to create a stimulating and nurturing environment for young children.

 Continuing Professional Development Accredited 
♦ International Nanny Institute Accredited 

What can this course help me achieve?

Increase your knowledge! 

Deepen your understanding of child development to provide high-quality care to young children.

Further your educational studies!

Gain an internationally recognized certification from CPD and the International Nanny Institute!

Take control, empower yourself!

Enhance your skills and knowledge to provide exceptional care to the families you work with.

Secure your dream job!

Equip yourself with skills and knowledge to support the growth and development of young children.

Early Years Childcare

Course features:

  • Level: Intermediate

  • Study time: 75 hours

  • Assessment format: Exam and Essay

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Course Overview

This course covers child development, health, and age-specific care for young children from 12-months to 8-years-old.
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Certification Included

Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn an International Nanny Institute certificate.
CPD Certified

Course Contents

Early Years Childcare covers a range of topics related to caring for children between the ages of 12-months-old to 8-years-old. By taking this course, you'll gain the knowledge and skills needed to provide high-quality care to young children and support their growth and development.

This course will take approximately 75 hours to complete and is composed of 5 in-depth weekly sessions. Each week, students will gain access to a new lesson, which includes an interactive e-book and a weekly assessment designed to help revise the material. There is also an extensive group forum that allows students to interact and discuss what they have learned with the course assessors and other students.
Once enrolled, students will have access to the course for 12 weeks, allowing you to complete the course in your own time and at your own pace. In addition, as Early Years Childcare is fully online, students can complete their coursework from anywhere in the world.

The units students will cover in this course are:
  1. Introduction to Child Development
  2. Looking after Young Children’s Health
  3. Children aged 12 to 24-months-old
  4. Children aged 2 to 4-years-old
  5. Children aged 5 to 8-years-old
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Is this course right for me?

Are you a professional nanny looking to improve your skills in early years childcare? Our online course, Early Years Childcare, is designed specifically for nannies who are looking to provide high-quality care to young children and support their growth and development.
As a professional nanny, your role is critical in shaping a child's early years. Parents want to hire nannies who have a deep understanding of child development and can provide safe and nurturing care for their children. Early Years Childcare covers a range of topics related to early years childcare, including how to create developmentally appropriate learning experiences and Child Development can help students build the necessary knowledge required to support children throughout their early years and beyond.

Earning an academic qualification in child development can help demonstrate commitment to your career as a childcare provider, which can be reassuring to potential employers. Engage in age-appropriate play activities that promote cognitive, social, and emotional development, which that will allow you gain the knowledge you need to feel confident in your role.  

Child Development can help students build the necessary knowledge required to support children throughout their early years and beyond. Earning an academic qualification in child development can help demonstrate commitment to your career as a childcare provider, which can be reassuring to potential employers.

Meet the Academic Team

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Sam Sach

Sam is an Early Years teacher from the UK, with Qualified Teacher Status and Early Years Professional status. She has worked across the Early Years sector, including working as a nanny, and has a master's degree in Childhood Studies and Early Years. Sam currently works as a trainer and assessor for Early Years practitioners and Special Educational Needs coordinators, which fits well with her own passion for professional development and raising standards across the sector.

Are you ready to develop your skill set as a professional nanny?

Course 

Early Years Childcare

This course covers child development, health, and age-specific care for young children from 12-months to 8-years-old.

Early Years Childcare

£300
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