CACHE Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma in Child Care and ...

Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
About this handbook
This handbook provides the information you will need for the 3 qualifications
• CACHE Level 3 Award in Child Care and Education 500/1900/4
• CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and Education. 500/1902/8
• CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education. 500/1901/6
References to qualifications in this handbook
© CACHE 2011 Version 5
About this handbook
For ease we have used Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education, instead of listing all 3 qualifications in full when referring to them.
What is included in this handbook
The Introduction and Assessment of your learning sections contain general information about
the qualifications and explanations of the terms used throughout the handbook. Section 1
explains the methods that will be used to assess your learning. Section 2 explains the
qualification structures and the combination of units needed to achieve the Award or the
Certificate or the Diploma.
The syllabus section provides a breakdown of each unit. Under each unit heading, you will
also find the assignment details and grading structure.
You can find out about CACHE in Section 5, and on the CACHE website.
The tables in Section 6 show how the CACHE Level 3 Award, the Level 3 Certificate and
the Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education map to the Common Induction Standards,
the National Occupational Standards in Children’s Care, Learning and Development, Every
Child Matters and the Early Years Foundation Stage.
The placement records Section 9 contains:
• The Placement Summary,
• Practice Evidence Records,
• Practice Evidence Record Diary,
• Professional Development Profiles.
This section can be detached from the rest of the handbook and taken with you to your
placements.
vii