Free Level 2 Childcare Course. Study online at your own pace, fitting learning around your other commitments. The course covers how to care for and protect children and young people, correct procedures in childcare settings, and the essentials of child development, parenting, and safeguarding. It also helps you decide whether working with children is the right path for you. This free childcare course for adults takes around 30 weeks to complete.
Who this course is for
This course will provide learners with the strategies that can be used to care for and protect children correct procedures to follow when caring for children and young people and why it is essential to have an understanding of how to care for children properly. This qualification will give learners a basic understanding of childcare and education parenting and babysitting. It will also help them to make an informed choice about working with children and young people.
Entry requirements
A willingness to learn and eagerness to care for children and young people either at home or through employment.
What you will learn
You'll learn strategies for caring for and protecting children and young people.
You'll understand the correct procedures to follow in childcare and education settings.
You'll explore child development and how children learn and grow.
You'll gain knowledge of safeguarding principles and why they matter.
You'll learn about parenting approaches and the role of a carer.
You'll develop an understanding of the responsibilities involved in working with children.
How you will learn
You'll study online through Education Training Collective, working through course materials at your own pace. Assessment is based on written assignments and knowledge checks completed online. There are no exams to sit in person. You submit your work digitally, and a tutor will review and provide feedback throughout the course.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Education Training Collective will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Youth support worker: support young people in community or residential settings.
Nursery assistant: help care for children in early years settings.
Babysitter or nanny: provide childcare in private family homes.
Playworker: lead play activities for children in after-school or holiday clubs.
Childminder assistant: support a registered childminder with day-to-day care.
Family support worker: assist families with young children through local services.
What you could study next
Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and Education (Early Years Educator): the qualification recognised in statutory staffing ratios for nursery and early years work. A natural next step if you want to work in a registered childcare setting.
Level 3 Award in Safeguarding and Child Protection: deepens your knowledge of safeguarding for roles working directly with children.
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care: broadens your options into adult and children's social care roles.
