Course Description
Early Learning and Care
Certificate in Early Learning & Care Stage 1 QQI Level 5 (5M21473) – Year 1
Advanced Certificate in Early Childhood Care & Education QQI Level 6 (6M2007) – Year 2
The Early Learning and Care course is designed to equip the learner with the personal skills, knowledge and competence required for working with children in a professional manner, within Early Childhood Care and Education settings. The course aims to equip the learner with the necessary skills required for assisting children with General Learning Difficulties (GLD) and Specific Learning Difficulties (SPLD). This course promotes the highest standards of good practice, equality of opportunity, an inclusive approach to curriculum development and respect for diversity in lifestyle, religion, and culture.
Level 5
- Early Childhood Growth and Development
- Children’s Rights, Legislation and Regulations
- Professional Practice Placement in Early Learning and Care
- Curriculum, Play and Creative Studies
- Understanding Children with Additional Needs
- Holistic Care of Children (Birth to 6 Years)
- Professional Practice Placement in Early Learning and Care
Level 6
- Childhood Social Legal & Health Studies
- Child Development
- Early Childhood Curriculum
- Work Experience
- Team Leadership
- Early Childhood Arts and Culture
- Supervision in Early Childhood Care
- Special Needs Assisting
| College | Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education (CDCFE) |
| Course Location | Coolock, Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 17 |
| Course Category | Healthcare Management, Healthcare & Medicine |
| Course Type | In-house Training |
| Course Qualification | Level 6 Advanced Certificate |
| Awarding Body | QQI |
| Awarding Body Details | Early Learning and Care |
| Course Duration | 2 years |
| Course Time | September to May Year 1 – Early Learning & Care Stage 1 Year 2 – Early Childhood Care & Education |
| Course Fee | Year 1: €370 Year 2 €300 |
| Entry Requirements | Leaving Cert, including Leaving Cert Applied or an NFQ level 4 major award or equivalent Applicants whose first language is not English require proficiency at B2 (CEFRL). Applicants may wish to participate in a Level 4 Starter Course with English, to prepare them for this Level 5 programme A desire to work in the sector Mature learners welcome. Where an applicant does not have a Leaving Cert or Level 4, they will have the opportunity to demonstrate their readiness for the course in an interview and by writing a short piece outlining their interest in a career in early learning and care |
| Carear Path | Upon successful completion of this course, students are qualified for employment as Child Care workers in Early Childhood Care and Education settings. On successful completion of the two years students will have the qualifications necessary for employment as pre-school leader and room leader rolls in Early Childhood settings. |
| Course Code | Level 5 (5M21473) – Year 1 Level 6 (6M2007) – Year 2 |
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Coláiste Dhúlaigh College of Further Education (CDCFE)
Barryscourt Road, Coolock, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Eircode: D17 KH66
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