Course description
This Child Care and Understanding Autism QLS Level 3 course is a knowledge-based course that will allow you to develop your knowledge and understanding of working in child care and how you can support children with autism in your early years setting. It is ideal for anyone working in a child care setting who wishes to expand their knowledge, or someone considering a career in child care. During the child care section of this bundle course, you will learn how to promote the wellbeing and healthy lifestyle of children in the setting, as well as gaining an understanding of chronic childhood diseases, the administrative procedures involved in a child care setting, and the learning and development of young children. The understanding autism section of your course will cover topics such as how you can support individuals with their communication, social interactions, and behaviour; the importance of person-centred values and practice when supporting children and young people with autism; and how you can safeguard individuals with autism.
Course Content
Child Care Level 3
Unit 1 Healthy living
- What is a healthy lifestyle?
- Exercise
- Healthy eating
- Activities for young children
- Wellbeing for children and their families
Unit 2 Child care at home
- Documentation required for a home child care business
- Intellectual development
- Supervision and travel to destinations away from the child care setting
- Good health and safety practices indoors and outdoors
Unit 3 Building positive relationships
- Current legal requirements
- Respecting and valuing individuality
- How to deal with conflict
Unit 4 Health promotion and development
- Types of foods that should be avoided
- Special dietary requirements
- Childhood chronic diseases and how they can affect development
- Government guidelines on food and nutrition
Unit 5 Administrative procedures within the child care setting
- Data Protection Act
- Keeping accurate and up-to-date information
- Methods and systems for recording financial information
- Tax and VAT
- Storing data
Unit 6 Development and learning
- Using ICT
- Safety concerns
- Literacy, language and communication
- Numeracy, reasoning skills and problem-solving
- Physical development
- Personal, social and emotional development
- Creative development
Unit 1 Introduction to autism
- The triad of impairments
- Communication and social interaction
- Repetitive and obsessive behaviour
- Diagnosis
- Effects
Unit 2 Supporting individuals with communication, social interaction and behavioural difficulties
- Legislation
- Formal and informal networks
- Communication and social reaction
- Managing behaviour
Unit 3 Understanding sensory processing disorder
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Five key senses
- The vestibular system’
- Proprioception
Unit 4 Identifying and understanding other conditions associated with autism
- Conditions
- Supporting individuals
Unit 5 Supporting individuals with autism to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle
- Poor health
- Social exclusion
- Develop plans
- Social inclusion
- Safeguarding
Unit 6 The importance of person-centred values in supporting individuals with autism
- Person-centred values
- Person-centred practice
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