Teaching + Entertaining Pre-School Children

Do you want to work with children? Keen to keep them happy and amused? Then this is the right course for you, as it covers a wide range of topics from the stages of development, gifted and talented children, through to communication and prompting play. This course is ideal for anyone working with pre-school aged children or for parents looking to encourage the development of their children in preparation for primary school.

Whether you are an acting childcare practitioner or simply a loving parent, this course could be right for you. It will give you valuable help and advice on a range of activities designed to entertain children under the age of five. You will gain important information and background knowledge regarding the development of the child. The course will also give you a wealth of ideas for activities that promote learning in the child.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and they are responsible for marking assignments answering your questions and guiding you through the course to ensure you are ready for your examinations.

No qualifications are necessary to study this course; it is open to anybody. At UK Open Learning we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to further their career and learn new skills.

We recommend you spend approximately 110 hours of your time studying for the NCFE Level 2 Teaching and Entertaining Pre-School Children Award. The pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete it in six months.

Unit 1 - The stages of development. Unit 2 - Observation and assessment of children. Unit 3 - Supporting children. Unit 4 - Early numeracy. Unit 5 - Early literacy. Unit 6 - Personal, social and emotional development. Unit 7 - Physical development, intellectual development and creative development. Unit 8 - Prompting safe play.

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland.

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following NCFE guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.