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

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Level 3 Award, Level 3 Certificate and Level 3 Diploma in Child
Care and Education Course Handbook
Section 3 – Assessment strategies 13
CACHE Level 3 Award in Child Care and Education 15
CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Child Care and Education 15
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education 16
Section 4 – The syllabus 17
Please note the mandatory units are printed in Section 4. The optional units
(pages 91-230) are available to download from cachezone and our website.
References and bibliography 19
Mandatory units
Unit 1 – An introduction to working with children 21
Unit 2 – Development from conception to age 16 years 29
Unit 3 – Supporting children 37
Unit 4 – Keeping children safe 45
Unit 5 – The principles underpinning the role of the practitioner working with children 53
Unit 6 – Promoting a healthy environment for children 61
Unit 7 – Play and learning in children’s education 67
Unit 8 – Caring for children 75
Unit 9 – Development of professional skills within children's education 81
Optional units
Unit 10 – Research into child care, education and development 91
Unit 11 – Care of sick children 101
Unit 12 – Nutrition and healthy food for children 113
Unit 13 – Child, family and outside world 125
Unit 14 – Working with children with special needs 135
Unit 15 – Developing children's (3 - 8 years) mathematical skills 147
Unit 16 – Developing children's (3 - 8 years) communication, language and literacy skills 159
Unit 17 – International approaches towards children's education 171
Unit 18 – Working with babies from birth to 12 months 181
Unit 19 – Multi-agency working with children 193
Unit 20 – Children, parent and family needs 203
Unit 21 – Supporting children with English as an additional language 215
CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education – Practical Evidence Record Diary –
Optional unit 227
Assignment planner 231
Record of grades achieved 233
Section 5 – About CACHE 235
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