Childminder Courses
Childminder Courses
General information. Childminder Courses
Total amount of training: 228 acad. hours, including classroom and practical work 208 acad. hours and independent work 20 acad. hours
Study group (ISCED): Childcare and youth services
Language: Russian, English
Course group: up to 10 people
The course program of Childminder Courses is based on the professional standard “Child Care Worker” of the European classifier of professions ESCO (European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations)
Teaching methodology
The training consists of lectures that are held online in ZOOM. For the demonstration of the practical work are used video materials.
Educational materials. Childminder Courses
Each student receives learning materials in PDF Format. The student receives the learning materials after paying for the tuition and crediting the payment to the current account of the education centre. After receiving the payment, the education centre provides the student with access to the personal account. The student’s learning materials are located in the personal account. Video materials are sent in the appropriate video format. The cost of training materials is included in the course price.
Description of the learning environment
Training is conducted online via ZOOM.
Conditions of graduation
The course is considered as completed, after the student has passed all the subjects prescribed in the curriculum, in the amount provided by the curriculum. The exam is conducted in the form of an examination test according to the course program. The exam is counted as passed if the student has completed at least 60% of all tasks of the test. At the end of the course, the student receives a certificate of completion or certificate of attendance of the course.
Documents the student receives
A certificate of completion of the course is issued if the student has attended at least 70% of the classes, completed at least 70% of the homework and independent work and/or passed the course exam. If a student attended less than 70% of classes, completed less than 70% of homework and/or did not pass the course exam, then upon completion of the course he will be issued a certificate of attendance of the course.
The certificate of completion of the course contains the student’s personal data and school data, learning outcomes (knowledge and practical skills that the student has acquired as a result of the training), the scope of the curriculum, the period of study, a list of teachers.
The certificate of attendance of the course contains the student’s personal data, school data, the number of academic hours of study attended by the student, the period of study, a list of teachers.
Both certificates are issued in English.
As a result of training, the student has the necessary knowledge and skills to care for children, support their development, as well as to communicate with the parents of the child.
The target audience of this course includes:
- persons with pedagogical education who wish to improve their skills and acquire modern knowledge of the care and upbringing of children at home;
- persons who have experience working with children, but do not have the knowledge necessary for work;
- persons with at least a secondary education who wish to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to work with children.
Trained childminder:
- creates and maintains an enabling environment for the development of the child, taking into account the needs of the family;
- provides daily care for the child;
- complies with the requirements of legislative acts, works in the interests of the well-being and safety of the child.
Course program. Childminder Courses online
1. International legal acts and organizations for the protection of the rights of the child (16 acad.hours)
1.1. United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF
1.2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the Rights of the Child
1.3. Principles of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child
1.4. CRC – United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
2. Creation and support of a favorable environment for the upbringing of a child (36 acad. hours)
2.1. Creating a safe environment for the development and play of the child, taking into account the individual needs and characteristics of the child
2.2. Assessment and prevention of mental and physical risk factors
2.3. A note on the violation and the requirement to observe the rights of the child in accordance with international legislation on the protection of children (cooperation with parents and specialists)
2.4. Household works and cleaning of children’s premises
2.5. Use of household appliances and compliance with safety requirements
3. Creating and Maintaining an Enabling Environment for Child Development (48 acad. hours)
3.1. Development of children’s games. Methods of cognition. Tutorials.
3.2. Development of language and speech of the child.
3.3. Understanding the child’s personality and development
3.4. Development of the child’s concept of values and stimulation of good behavior
3.5. Planning, conducting and analysis of games and activities
3.6. Supporting the child’s creative abilities.
Practical work: Development of a children’s game (8 acad. hours)
4. Development of personal skills of the child (32 acad. hours)
4.1. Methods of development of social and personal skills of the child
4.2. Development of self-service skills
4.3. Teaching a child to eat independently
4.4. Development of self-regulation skills
Practical work: development of activities for the development of skills (self-service, self- regulation, etc.) (12 acad. hours)
5. Strengthening the health of the child (48 acad. hours)
5.1. Monitoring the state of health
5.2. Identification of factors harmful to the health of the child and prevention of dangerous situations
5.3. Measures to promote children’s health
5.4. Care for a sick child at home
5.5. Care for a sick child in a children’s institution
5.6. Care for a child with a chronic illness
5.7. Nutrition according to the individual needs and state of health of the child.
6. Cooperation with parents and loved ones (12 acad. hours)
6.1. Getting to know the family
6.2. Involvement of parents in daily activities to create a favorable environment for the development of the child
6.3. Communication with parents, opinion about the development and activities of the child
7. Child First Aid course (16 acad. hours)
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