Course Details Summary:
| College: |
College SA |
| School: |
Creative School |
| Course: |
Child Day Care |
| Award type: |
Certificate |
| Programme type: |
College SA Programme |
| SAQA Programme ID: |
N/A |
| NQF Level: |
N/A |
| Certificate issued by: |
College SA |
What is Child Day Care?
Early childhood is the most rapid period of development in a human life. Although individual children develop at their own pace, all children progress through an identifiable sequence of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. The Child Development approach is based on the proven fact that young children respond best when caregivers use specific techniques designed to encourage and stimulate progress to the next level of development.
The ultimate goal of this Child Day Care Certificate programme is to improve your knowledge and understanding of young children's capacity to develop and learn. A child who is ready for school has a combination of positive characteristics: he or she is socially and emotionally healthy, confident, and friendly; has good peer relationships; tackles challenging tasks and persists with them; has good language skills and communicates well; and listens to instructions and is attentive. A child who is ready for school has less chances of repeating a grade, being placed in special education, or being a school drop-out.
Kit Items
Disclaimer:
These items are just a reflection of some of the kit items available from College SA. All items are subject to availability.
CHILD DAY CARE CERTIFICATE: COURSE STRUCTURE SUMMARY
- Tactics for Winning
- Introduction to Business English
- Child Day Care
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Management
Why should I study Child Day Care?
Obtaining affordable, quality child day care, especially for children under age 5, is a major concern for many parents, particularly in recent years with the rise in families with two working parents. As the need for child day care has increased in the last decade, the child day care services industry began to fill the need of non-relative child care. Throughout the country, parents are desperate to find qualified and knowledgeable Child Day Care Givers. The reality is that very few parents can afford to stay at home to look after their children. Given a choice, most parents would prefer to have their child lovingly looked after by a Child Day Care Giver (or Day-Mother), rather than sending their child to a nursery school or crèche where there will be lots of other children taking up the attention of the teachers.
College SA now offers a one year Certificate Programme in Child Day Care which includes out motivational module, Tactics for Winning, plus three subjects:
- Introduction to Business English;
- Child Day Care; and
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Management.
COURSE STRUCTURE: DETAILED OUTCOMES
Introduction to Business English:
Key Principles of Effective Communication:
- The importance of effective communication;
- The communication process
- Categories of communication
- Formal and informal communication
- Verbal and non-verbal communication
- Listening skills
- Barriers to effective communication.
Spoken Communication:
- A definition of spoken communication;
- The role of the voice and language in spoken communication;
- Techniques to improve the voice;
- Planning and preparation in spoken communication;
- Direct and indirect spoken communication;
- Types of spoken communication;
- Assertive spoken communication.
Written Communication:
- The importance of effective written communication in English;
- A definition of written communication;
- The role of words and grammar in written communication;
- Using simple, concise and correct English;
- Capturing your audience’s attention with effective headings, layout and graphical material;
- Extracting and summarising key information;
- Editing written material;
- The effects of persuasive writing;
- Types of written communication used in business.
Work Readiness:
- What is work readiness?
- Self management;
- Self knowledge;
- Goal setting;
- Developing and maintaining filing systems;
- Time management;
- Work in teams;
- Dealing with conflict;
- Ethics and professionalism in business;
- Ethics in accounting.
Child Day Care
Growth and Development:
- Identify and explain growth and development;
- Identify and explain the factors affecting growth and development;
- The domains of development in the context of the whole child.
Learning in the Early Years:
- How children develop learning in the early years;
- How play stimulates early learning;
- How technology stimulates early learning;
- How perceptual abilities influenced early learning;
- How learning styles stimulate early learning.
Inclusion and Special Needs:
- Inclusion and special needs as an aspect of inclusion;
- Definition of inclusion;
- Barriers to inclusion;
- Special needs within the context of inclusive practice
- Common problems found in early childhood;
- The importance of early identification;
- The importance of identifying children who are gifted;
- Organisations that can assist parents and caregivers and provide advice.
Diversity in Early Childhood:
- The meaning of diversity in the context of inclusive practice;
- Reflect on and share personal feelings about living in a diverse society;
- Plan, draft and administer a questionnaire to share ideas on how people feel about living in a diverse society;
- How culture, socio-economic conditions, HIV/AIDS and gender effects early childhood development and early learning;
- The importance of an anti-bias approach in early childhood.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Management:
The Business World
- The field of study of business management;
- Needs;
- Production Factors.
Establishment of a Business Enterprise
- The establishing factors;
- Forms of ownership;
- Functions in a business.
Calculations
- The four basic calculations;
- Percentages;
- Interest.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
- Myths and characteristics;
- Merits of entrepreneurship;
- Creativity.
Marketing Aspects
- Marketing feasibility;
- Marketing mix;
Financial Aspects
- Financial feasibility;
- Financial concepts;
- Source documents;
- Budgets.
Administrative Aspects
- Stock management;
- Legal aspects;
- Office administration;
- Banking;
- Insurance;
- Personnel.
Business Plan
- The elements of a business plan;
- The basic business plan layout.
Course Duration:
This course should take you approximately 12 months to complete.
Entrance Requirements:
- Grade 10
- Basic Literacy
- Basic Maths
- Read & write in English.
Assessment and Award:
You have to successfully complete and submit assignments in order to pass this course. Once you have successfully completed the assignments prescribed by College SA, you will be awarded a College SA Certificate in Child Day Care.
What items do I get with this course?
- Tactics for Winning
- Introduction to Business English Study Guide
- Workplace Communication Textbook
- Child Day Care Study Guide
- Child Day Care Textbook
- Special, limited edition Child Day Care Kit Item.
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Business Management Textbook
- College SA Entrepreneurship and Business Management Study Guide
Is this the right course for you - QUESTIONNAIRE:
Do this questionnaire to find out if this is the right qualification for you. Answer Yes or No.
- Would you like a job as a Child Day Care giver (or Day-Mother)?
- Would you like to increase your knowledge and understanding of Child Day Care?
- Does your current job require you to look after young children?
- Would you like to register for a course that will provide you with comprehensive skills in the Child Day Care arena?
- Do you need a Certificate in Child Day Care in order to open up your own Day Care Centre?
- Do you have work experience in Child Day Care, but no formal certification?
- Would you like to study Child Day Care, but you just don’t have the time to go to lectures etc
- Have you tried studying before, but quit or stopped because you weren’t really interested in what you were studying?
- Would you like to study with a College that will support you every step of the way?
If you answered YES to more than five of these questions, then a Certificate in Child Day Care is the right programme of study for you. We recommend that you register for this course right away!
If you did not answer YES to more than five of the questions, perhaps you should consider registering for one of our other career skills courses.
Other Career Skills Courses You May Be Interested In:
- Tourism Management Certificate
- Tourism Marketing Certificate
- Comprehensive Writing Diploma
- CorelDRAW X3 Certificate
Certificate in Child Day Care - Combo's
What are the benefits of choosing a Combo Course? Choosing a combo means you can plan all your studies in advance, and pay it with affordable monthly payments. And you get your courses at today’s prices – so you avoid all future price increases! Combo fees have significant discounts built in, so it is cheaper to register for a combo, than to register for one course now, and another later.
- Child Day Care + CorelDRAW X3
- Child Day Care + Business Administration
- Child Day Care + Pastel Accounting
Interested? Want to find out more?
If you would like to find out more about the College SA Certificate in Child Day Care, please fill in this short form and one of our friendly Student Registrars will respond to your questions and provide you with all the information you need.
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