Child Development
Intent
Practical skills learned in the subject areas will be applied in students daily lives as well as their future.
Cambridge National in Child Development
The course is made up of three units of work. One externally assessed and two internally assessed units. Students will obtain a Pass; Merit or Distinction at Level 1 or 2, at the end of this course.
Unit RO18 – Health & Well-being for Child Development
This is externally assessed and has the following content.
- Reproduction and the roles and responsibilities of parenthood.
- Antenatal care and preparation for birth.
- Postnatal checks postnatal provision and conditions for development.
- How to recognise, manage and prevent childhood illnesses.
- Know about child safety.
Unit RO19 – Understand the equipment and nutritional needs of children from birth to 5 years
- Understand the key factors when choosing equipment for babies, birth to 12 months.
- Understand the key factors when choosing equipment for children from one to five years.
- Know the nutritional guidelines and requirements for children birth to five years.
- Able to investigate and develop solutions for children from birth to five years.
Unit RO20 – Understand the development of a child from birth to five years
- Understand the physical, intellectual and social developmental norms from birth to five years.
- The benefits of learning through play.
- Planning of different play activities for a chosen development area with a child from birth to five years.
- How to carry out and evaluate different play activities for a chosen developmental area with a child from birth to five years.
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