These courses will provide you with the key skills needed to work within this industry. Topics covered include: • Child development • Development of children’s communication, literacy & numeracy skills • Play & Learning • Keeping children safe • Children’s physical development, care & health needs • Children’s personal social & emotional development • Working with parents & others in early years • Observation, assessment & planning • Reflective practice • The early years foundation stage • Children’s development outdoors Students doing Health & Social Care and Child Care programs need to be resilient and robust in terms of health and well-being. This is to ensure they are able to undertake the compulsory weekly work placements alongside their full-time study programme. Noncompletion of the placement requirement within the academic year will mean students cannot achieve the qualification. Suitable references and full medical disclosure will be required before offer of a place to study.