Nursery Management and Nutrition for Young Children QLS Level 3

This Nursery Management and Nutrition for Young Children QLS Level 3 course is a knowledge-based course that will allow you to develop your knowledge and understanding of working in and managing an early years setting. This course can support your CV with extra knowledge if you currently work in a nursery setting and plan to move into a management role. During the nutrition for young children section of your course, you will cover topics such as the main dietary principles for good nutrition for pre-school children; providing nutrition for children with food allergies, intolerances, or medical conditions; and the principles of a balanced diet. The nursery management section of your course will teach you how to create a positive nursery environment and ensure the health and safety of children and staff alike. Improve your knowledge of the importance of play for young children, including indoor and outdoor play.

Course Content

Nursery Management QLS Level 3

Unit 1 The management of nursery staff

• Effective communication
• The appraisal process and logging staff records
• Disciplinary procedures and grievance issues
• Employment policies for the recruitment and management of staff

Unit 2 Safeguarding children

• Definition of child abuse
• Forms of child abuse
• Policies, legislation, and guidelines for safeguarding children
• Roles and responsibilities of staff
• Reporting an incident
• The child protection conference

Unit 3 Health and safety for children and staff

• Safe working practices in the nursery setting for children and staff
• Health and safety at different stages of child development
• Procedures for good hygiene
• Illness
• First aid

Unit 4 The early years foundation stage: curriculum and assessment

• Types of learning
• Detrimental issues and learning
• The importance of differentiation
• Planning learning with the support of assessments

Unit 5 Creating a positive nursery environment

• Summative assessments
• Referral to third parties
• Risk assessment
• Communication for play and learning

Unit 6 Supporting and planning self-directed play

• The play cycle
• The importance of play for young children
• Play equipment and space in the nursery setting
• Outdoor play space
• Indoor play space
• Health and safety for the play space

Unit 1 Principles of a Balanced Diet

• Nutrients that comprise our food
• How our bodies use these nutrients
• The effect of nutrients
• The effects of nutritional imbalance
• Current guidelines for healthy eating

Unit 2 Prenatal and Infant Feeding

• Nutrition - preconception and during pregnancy
• Milk feeding
• Weaning
• Common feeding problems in infants
• Nutrition for preterm infants

Unit 3 Nutrition for Pre-school Children

• Main dietary principles for good nutrition in the 1-4 year age group
• Common challenges of providing a balanced diet for children aged between 1-4 years
• Challenges of providing a balanced diet within childcare settings
• Core components of nutritionally beneficial meal plans for children of this age group

Unit 4 Nutrition for School Aged Children (5-18 years)

• Challenges of providing good nutrition for school aged children
• Range of factors which influence nutritional choice within this age group
• Potential risk factors within this age group associated with nutritional imbalance
• Strategies and schemes that can be used to address some of the nutritional challenges within this age group

Unit 5 Nutrition for Food Hypersensitivity in Children

• Food allergies and intolerance
• Medical conditions that require dietary modification
• Advising parents

Unit 6 Childhood Obesity

• Main nutritional problems which contribute to the rising incidence of childhood obesity
• Negative impacts of childhood obesity in terms of health and wellbeing
• Risk factors for diabetes associated with childhood obesity
• How childhood obesity can impact future health and wellbeing into adulthood