Childcare (Caring for Children) - Level 1 Diploma

This qualification is designed to introduce you to the skills and knowledge needed to care for young children, from birth to 5 years 11 months.

You will develop skills in working with young children; it is also suitable for parents who wish to develop parenting skills, mature learners with special educational needs, or where English is an additional language.

Topics covered can include:

• the value of a healthy lifestyle and diet
• communication and learning
• aspects of play
• the importance of building children’s confidence
• human lifespan from birth to the elderly

You do not need to have any previous qualifications.

All applicants must have an interview and assessment to confirm that the course is suitable for them.

This course is assessed by practical observation, assignment writing and external examinations.

Adults - Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2

If you will be aged 19+ on 31st August prior to the start date of your course, up to Level 2, then your study with us will be free. You must have lived for 3 years within the EU/EEA/UK prior to the start of your course, you must have lived in the UK before 1st January 2021 and you must have permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months from the first day of learning. Please see here for the documents you will need to show us.

Some courses will have other associated costs, such as for specialist materials and trips. Many of our students are eligible for financial support, see here for details.

This course will help you to move on to higher level courses, such as a Level 2 qualification or an apprenticeship.

Melissa started her career in Further Education in 2003. Melissa specialises in Childcare and Education and has been teaching at City and Islington College for 20 years at the Marlborough building on Holloway Road, and then moved to the Centre for Arts Business and Technology. 

With 15 years working in various childcare settings prior to teaching, preparing others to work in this rewarding and vital area of expertise seemed like the next natural step as she has firsthand experience and a real passion for the education and welfare of young children. The childcare sector is a diverse and exuberant department, many of the staff have been part of the team for over 10 years.

Melissa has taught from entry level up to foundation degree in Childcare and enjoys observing how individuals succeed when they thought they could not, and how students gain a real passion for the work they go on to do.

Cynthia works within the Education sector, facilitating learning and training for young people and adults who would like a career in the Health, Care and Education provision.

Her experience has spanned many years, working with local communities to organise and manage play, learning and supporting lone parents to manage their families and individual well-being.

Working with a diversity of age ranges and local communities and observing many diasporas, inequalities and discrimination has employed Cynthia’s passion to continue to be part of an establishment that welcomes diversity and strives to challenge the inequalities that many infants, young children, adolescents, and adults experience, hence the importance to consistently work to ensure changes.

The teachers listed may change, these shown are an example of the teachers who teach on these programmes.