Oxford Open College childcare courses are available “long distance and online” through our virtual campus.
We work closely with providers to help successful trainees acquire continued employment.
Oxford Open College is accredited by CPD (Continued Professional Development), the specialist awarding body for people working in various fields and want to attain continued development and we have a specialist department working in the early years industry.
Achieving a qualification in Early Years is a great way for existing and new childcare practitioners to become qualified or for existing workers to gain further knowledge for use in their jobs.
We encourage enquirers to browse through our childcare course to find the perfect support we offer.
CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVE
Oxford Open College has a concept that : Children brought up well are most likely to be successful as adults.
This is only possible where government, parents and childcare providers work together: At one time whole families with their children used to work long hours to earn the bare minimum to have something to eat in England, “a poor Law Amendment Act 1834” was done; this resulted in governments of the day setting up “clubs of workhouses” in which the paupers were to live….
In a way this was as if guaranteeing them an even more miserable time; here widows and orphans lived. The work reform Act decided that children under nine years old should not work, strangely the Law makers seemed oblivious to the reality that children were not working for fun, but survival due to poverty……..surely Childcare has come a long way.
- Oxford Open College is Giving new ideas to the learner/practitioner of how best to present material; the Course is implementation of good practice; sharing knowledge and experience: Therefore, this book only offers guidance, ideas; pointers of the best responses to commonly asked topical questions in the UK, NVQ Level 3 Diploma in Childcare. The suggested responses are exhaustive. The selected topics are based on real units and questions or tasks.
- Oxford Open College have used personal experience in “practicing Childcare settings:” This experience is what has been used to address most of the topics, questions; drawing from real life situations of safeguarding and caring for Children. The Course text book is written in the first person context I or in My setting so that the upgrading or aspiring practitioner can put themselves in the context of what is happening in their own situation or setting in order to draw parallels and learn by inclusion and participation of shared experience and good practice towards safeguarding, playing with and development of; Children.
- Oxford Open College provides aspiring practitioners with a preamble in form of a model self-evaluation of a childcare setting, to help practitioners evaluate own provisions. Oxford Open College recognises that there are key factors of how to deal with different situations and a summary of headings of usable policies that can be developed by a starting practitioner.
- Oxford Open College ensures that the course will include “Advice” for practitioners and learners to deal with various situations such as learning differences, bullying and keeping an outstanding setting.
- Oxford Open College has designed a childcare course so that in its recess the learning offers learners and practitioners an adaptable handbook to be used by any setting.
- Oxford Open College Gives learners and practitioners an overview of United Kingdom’s based study method of the English Early Years Framework.
- Why study Early Years with Oxford Open College?
You’ll be studying courses designed and created by practitioners and trainers , Childhood, Youth and inclusion play. Oxford Open College offers a ground-breaking curriculum, inspiring and engaging teaching methods, and supports childcare research that looks to influence Childcare practices, policies and debate – both in UK; nationally and internationally. - The benefits of studying an early years qualification with Oxford Open college are:
- Oxford Open College believes that your study will be professionally and vocationally relevant across many contexts.
- You’ll become equipped with the knowledge and experience to make a real difference in this field.
- You’ll be studying with a university that has 50 years’ experience as pioneers of social justice and social change.
- You can fit our flexible study around your work and other commitments.
- Oxford Open college equips individuals with tools to develop Careers in Early Years.
An early years qualification – for example, gives you understanding in childhood and youth studies or early childhood which can open up a range of careers, including: childcare, counselling, early years work, youth and community work, and local, national and international policy development. - Oxford Open College courses in early years can help you start or progress your career as a:
- Self employed business operator of a nursery
- Teacher
- Teaching assistant
- Counsellor
- Education Welfare Officer
- Family Support Worker
- Special education needs coordinator (SENCO).
Please contact us if you are interested in this course.
