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Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
Unit 2 – Development from conception to age 16 years
© CACHE 2011 Version 5
Section 4
This unit will help you to understand areas of development from conception to age 16 years.
You will learn about theories of development and consider how this knowledge influences
practice. You will learn skills in observation and use these to develop your own practice in
assessment and planning for children's learning.
Unit 2 – Development from conception to age 16 years
(mapped to CCLD 303)
GLH: 90
LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The learner will understand: The learner can:
1. How to apply the general principles 1.1. Show a detailed knowledge of the
and theoretical perspectives to all stages and sequence of development
areas of development. from birth to age 16 years.
1.2. Describe the main areas of
development in relation to the stages
and sequence of development.
1.3. Evaluate the influence of differing
theories on the development of
children.
2. How to use a range of observation 2.1. Describe techniques to observe
techniques appropriate to different children.
stages of development and 2.2. Apply their knowledge of the issues
circumstances. which are essential to confidentiality
and to objective observation.
2.3. Explain how to interpret and evaluate
observations to assess development
and meet individual needs.
3. How to assess the development of 3.1. Analyse the implications of expected
children, and reflect upon the development on the ways that
implications for practice. experiences are planned for children.
3.2. Evaluate the possible ways to use
information from other sources about
children.
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