Diploma in Caring For Children and Young People - Level 2

Course Curriculum

Unit 01 - Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People – Part 1

1. Best interests
2. Non-discrimination
3. Views of the child
4. Multi-agency working
5. The community
6. Safeguarding children’s board
7. A child in need
8. E-safety
9. Mobile phones

Unit 02 - Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People – Part 2

1. Caring for sick children
2. Procedures for children with allergies
3. Procedures for children with allergies
4. Oral medication
5. Lifesaving medication & invasive treatments
6. Procedures for children who are sick or infectious
7. Reporting of ‘notifiable diseases’
8. Hiv/aids/hepatitis procedure
9. Nits and head lice
10. First aid
11. Assessing the situation
12. Assessing the casualty
13. Breathing for the casualty
14. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (cpr)
15. The recovery position
16. Common injuries, how they are caused and how to treat them
17. Bleeding
18. Accidental
19. Poisoning
20. Burns or scalds
21. Falls
22. Drowning
23. Allergic
24. Febrile convulsions
25. Common illnesses, symptoms and treatment
26. High temperature
27. Meningitis
28. Glass test
29. Chickenpox
30. Recording accidents and emergencies
31. Personal emergency plans - childminders
32. Personal emergency plan
33. Emergency procedure
34. Fire drills and evacuation procedures
35. Evacuation plan
36. Security incidents
37. Maintaining children’s safety and security on premises
38. Missing children
39. Missing child

Unit 3 - Safeguarding the Welfare of Children and Young People – Part 3

1. Types, signs and symptoms of child abuse
2. Physical abuse
3. Bruising
4. Sexual abuse
5. Emotional abuse
6. Neglect
7. Helping children to protect themselves against abuse
8. Abuse of children with disabilities
9. Monitoring, assessing and recording abuse
10. Bullying
11. The victim
12. Recognition of bullying
13. How you can help a child who is being bullied?
14. Strategies which could be used to help a child who is being bullied
15. Spotting the signs of bullying
16. Self-harming
17. Childminders –protecting yourself when working alone
18. Why childminders are vulnerable against allegations
19. How to protect yourself and your family from allegations
20. Working in partnership with parents
21. Respecting confidentiality and information sharing

Module 2: The Importance of Play for Early Learning

1. Introduction
2. Growth and development
3. Factors which affect growth and development
4. Types of play
5. Exploratory play
6. Physical play
7. Imaginative play
8. Competitive and non-competitive games and activities
9. Enjoying books and reading
10. The role of the adult in providing play

Module 3: Use Food And Nutrition Information To Plan A Healthy Diet

1. Introduction
2. The main food groups
3. The eat well plate
4. Childhood health problems associated with being verweight
5. Good health and five a day recommendations
6. Body mass index
7. Food hygiene and food safety – good hygiene practices in the kitchen
8. Shopping for food
9. Best before’ and ‘use by’ dates
10. Storing food safely’s and don’ts of refridgeration
11. Food poisoning
12. Nutrition for children from birth to 16 years–weaning and feeding babies
13. Breast feeding
14. Bottle feeding
15. Healthy eating for children between 1 and 3 years
16. Healthy eating for pre-school children between 3 and 5 years
17. Healthy eating for school age children between 6 and 12 years
18. Healthy eating for teenagers
19. Key nutrients and vitamins – benefits and limitations of key nutrients
20. Carbohydrates – macronutrient
21. Protein – macronutrient
22. Fats – macronutrient
23. Minerals – micronutrients
24. Non-nutrient foods
25. He balance of good health (bgh)
26. Improving nutrition and reducing health problems in children
27. Planning healthy meals and snacks
28. Seven day menu plan for a child aged eight years
29. Planning snacks
30. Digestion - the structure of the digestive system
31. Changes that occur to food as it passes through the digestive system
32. Food labels
33. High, medium and low fat, sugar and salt content
34. The complexity of food labels
35. Dietary changes –factors influencing people’s food choices
36. Barriers to dietary change
37. Diabetes
38. Food allergies and intolerances
39. Identifying help and support
40. The principles of exercise

Module 4: Young Children's Development

1. The development of children from birth to six years
2. Factors influencing a child’s development
3. Antenatal
4. Marriage or relationship problems of the child’s parents
5. The environment the child is brought up in
6. Any health problems the child may suffer
7. Inappropriate or inadequate simulation
8. Learning difficulties
9. Loss or bereavement of a close family member
10. Sensory impairment
11. Behaviour
12. The basic needs of a child
13. The role of the key person
14. Important key terms to remember
15. Important key terms to remember: ‘the three “r”s’
16. Working in partnership with professionals
17. A unique child + positive relationships + enabling environments = learning and development

Module 5: Accident Prevention and Fire Safety When Babysitting

1. Identifying possible risks in the setting
2. The hall, stairs and landing
3. The kitchen
4. The living room
5. The bedrooms or sleeping areas
6. The bathroom and toilet
7. Risk assessment checklist for the hall, stairs & landing

Access Duration

The course will be directly delivered to you, and you have 12 months access to the online learning platform from the date you joined the course. The course is self-paced and you can complete it in stages, revisiting the lectures at any time.

Method of Assessment

At the end of the Diploma in Caring for Children and Young People Level 2 you will be evaluated through written assignments. In order to complete this programme successfully, all students are required to complete a series of assignments. The completed assignments must be submitted via the online portal. Your instructor will review and evaluate your work and provide your feedback based on how well you have completed your assignments.