Online Training
Information Pack
Childcare
Health & Social Care
Playwork
Supporting Teaching & Learning
The Childcare Company, Tithe Barn, Tithe Court, Langley, Berkshire, SL3 8AS
01753 596004
www.thechildcarecompany.com
Skills
Funding
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Why Train With Us?
How We Train
The Childcare Company and Laser Learning are dedicated to providing exceptional training and support for qualifications in childcare, supporting teaching and learning, playwork, and health and social care.
Our unique and innovative online training system, the Laser, gained us the Nursery Management Today “Nursery Supplier/Innovator” award in 2008 and has put us on the shortlist every year since.
Our Laser system has been recognised as such an achievement because it has been designed by established members of the childcare industry with a wealth of experience working in and managing nurseries, classrooms and schools.
The Childcare Company blends its award-winning e-portfolio system with dedicated individual assessment and on-the-job learning. Our online learning programme provides you with online learning resources in the form of online lessons designed to suit individual learning styles, and also holds all your work electronically so you never have to worry about losing it. It also acts as a dedicated communication tool between you and your assessor. As it is an online system, our resources and lessons are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
As a learner you will be assigned to a home assessor who will maintain weekly contact with you. All our assessors are highly experienced and will develop workplans and training strategies to suit each individual learner.
The Childcare Company is a driving force in online training and now provides courses in supporting teaching and learning, playwork and also health and social care, all of which combine our high standard of assessing and user friendly Laser system.
The Childcare Company has now delivered
qualifcations to over 1000 learners and has
gained a glowing reputation for its prestigious
assessing team and unparalleled support.
Benefits to Learners
• Track your progress on the LASER system and see your percentage increase. • E-Portfolio keeps all your work in one place for easy access.
• Experienced, friendly assessors who are committed to your success. • All learning resources available on the LASER.
• Tailored learning to suit your learning style, abilities and background.
• Online resources reflect the working environment and can be used within your workplace.
• An enjoyable learning experience.
• Career guidance after achieving your chosen qualification.
Benefits to Managers
• Track each learner’s progress on our Laser system with your own secure login.
• Office staff available to speak to every working day. • No need for staff to travel to and from college.
• Managers are more involved in their employees’ learning.
• Observations are pre-planned and dates arranged to suit learner and manager.
Courses We Offer
All of our courses are accredited by the awarding body CACHE, with whom we achieved the highest rating at our most recent inspection.
Almost all of our courses are also available as part of an apprenticeship.
If you would like to complete and be certificated by CACHE for a single unit from any of these courses, please contact us to discuss your chosen unit.
Children and Young People’s Workforce (CYPW) Diploma
Children and Young People’s Workforce (CYPW) Certificate
Playwork Qualification Suite (Certificate and Diploma)
Leadership in Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services
How to Set Up a Home Based Childcare Service (CYPOP5) Health and Social Care
Playwork Transition Award Supporting Teaching and Learning
in Schools Qualification Suite
Level 3
This course will suit anyone who is working in a nursery or pre-school and wants to be qualified to level 3. This course replaces the CCLD NVQ.
Levels 2 and 3
This course will suit anyone who is working in a care home or nursing home and can be taken at level 2 or 3.
Level 3
This course is based on the National Occupational Standards in Playwork and has been developed for Early Years practitioners who would like to broaden their knowledge and work in playwork settings.
Levels 2 and 3
These courses will suit anyone who is working in a school environment and wants to be qualified as a teaching assistant, cover supervisor, school support worker or learning support assistant.
Levels 2 and 3
These courses will suit anyone who is working with children and is specifically interested in achieving a playwork qualification rather than early years.
Level 5
This course would suit anyone who has achieved a level 3 qualification and wants to further their learning in order to lead a team in the work setting.
Level 3
This course is a unit taken from the CYPW Level 3 and meets the OfSTED training requirement for childminders wishing to become registered.
Level 2
This course will suit anyone who is working in a nursery or pre-school and does not yet have much experience in childcare.
Short Courses
Our sister company, Laser Learning, now offer a wide variety of CPD short courses for childcare practitioners. These are delivered using the same online learning system as our full courses and are designed specifically to provide excellent bite-sized learning both on their own or alongside a full qualification. All short courses are assessed via a short assignment marked by our short course tutors. Upon successful completion of the learning assignment you will be issued with a certificate from CACHE.
Short courses can be started instantly. Please go to www.laserlearning.co.uk and apply online. You can pay straight away and then start the course immediately. You can also contact Laser Learning on 01753 584 112.
Name of Course Level Learning Guided
Hours Cost
Level 2 Award in Food Safety 2 5 £48
Understanding the Revised Early Years Foundation Stage 2 10 £96
An Introduction to Nannying 2 40 £120
Observing Children 3 10 £96
An Enabling Learning Environment 3 10 £96
Partnership with Parents 3 10 £96
Managing Behaviour 3 10 £96
Child Development 3 10 £96
Fulfilling the Role of the Key Person 3 10 £96
Self Evaluation 3 10 £96
Inclusion 3 10 £96
Cultural Awareness 3 10 £96
KEEP - The Key Elements of Effective Practice 3 10 £96
Promoting Communication and Language 3 10 £96
The Gender Agenda - Boys and Girls: Equal but Different 3 10 £96
Introduction to Safeguarding 3 10 £96
Health and Safety 4 10 £96
Understanding Leadership and Management 4 10 £96
Building a Team 4 10 £96
Continuous Professional Development 4 10 £96
First Time Leadership 4 10 £96
Managing People 4 10 £96
Application and Funding
You may be eligible for Skills Funding Agency (SFA) funding to complete your course. This funding is available to those who meet the criteria set by the SFA. There may also be funding available from your Local Authority.
If you would like to find out whether you are eligible for any funding you can call a member of our team on 01753 596 004 and we can talk through your options.
You can also send an enquiry through our website. Please visit our website at www.thechildcarecompany.com and complete an enquiry form, or look through our Frequently Asked Questions page.
The Childcare Company is proud to be working towards an exceptionally high standard of training in partnership with the following nursery chains and individual settings:
Childcare4U Cornerstone
Countryside Nurseries Early Years Childcare Head Start
Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries
Magic Nurseries Asquith
BAPN
Boys and Girls Bright Beginnings
Bright Futures Kids Klubs Bright Horizons Bringing Up Baby Buttercups Kiddi Caru Kids Allowed Pennies
Plus Three Nurseries Kids Unlimited
Poppies Day Nursery Toad Hall
Virgin Active
When you speak to us over the phone we can arrange to send out an application form to you and answer any questions you may have regarding our training.
