Early Childhood Education And Care

This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to manage the operation of a child care centre, provide care and meet the social, emotional, physical and educational needs of infants and young children in various care settings. 

You will learn about ethical work practices and legal requirements of the industry. You will also gain advanced skills in care routines, working with families, observing and recording children's behaviour, working with culturally diverse clients and managing safety in the workplace.

As part of this qualification you will undertake a supervised work placement (minimum of 360 hours) where you will be able to apply the skills and knowledge you have learned.

• Completion of Year 10 or equivalent
• Minimum overall band of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent

• Authorised supervisor (children’s services)
• Children’s services coordinator
• Centre Manager
• Director (children’s services)
• Childhood educator
• Group/team coordinator/leader (children’s services)
• Program leader (children’s services)
• Children’s services director / manager
• Child development worker
• Early childhood educator
• Family Day Care educator
• Service Director / Centre Director

Core units​

• Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
• Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood
• Nurture creativity in children
• Facilitate compliance in an education and care services
• Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour
• Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
• Promote children’s agency
• Analyse information to inform learning
• Design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development
• Embed sustainable practices in service operations
• Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children
• Maintain work health and safety
• * Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
• * Work legally and ethically
• *  Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
• *   Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
• * Develop cultural competence
• * Ensure the health and safety of children
• * Provide care for children
• * Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
• * Provide care for babies and toddlers
• * Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
• * Use an approved learning framework to guide practice

Elective units

• Identify risk and apply risk management process
• Manage personal work priorities and professional development
• Build and sustain an innovative work environment
• Reflect on and improve own professional practice
• Develop and implement policy