PDA Certificate in Early Education and Childcare

DN85 35 Effective leadership and management in care settings

• Evaluate effective working strategies in a care setting
• Evaluate the skills of leadership in a care setting
• Investigate effective strategies for staff development and training within a care setting

DN1H 35 Managing quality in early education and childcare settings

• Investigate legislative, national and local requirements in respect of ensuring quality in Early Education and Childcare Settings
• Critically evaluate the various quality assurance and accountability mechanisms employed in Early Education and Childcare Settings
• Evaluate the role of policy and its relation to the management of quality in Early Education and Childcare settings
• Take the lead role in evaluating an existing policy which is intended to promote quality improvement within an Early Education and Childcare Setting

DN87 35 Integrated services for children and families

• Understand the legislative and policy framework for integrated working
• Understand the planning structures and development processes required for an effective integrated service for children and families
• Understand the current funding streams available for integrated services for children and families

DN1K 35 Early Education and Childcare: Graded Unit 2

• To examine a range of theoretical and practice based perspectives relating to advanced practice and management in a care setting
• To acquire knowledge and skills needed to manage issues of quality within an early education and childcare setting
• To examine the legislative, policy, funding, planning and development processes that enable integrated services for children and families

        AND

• To examine a range of theoretical and practice based perspectives relating to advanced playwork practice in an early education and childcare setting

        OR

• To identify a range of quality curricula and to evaluate the candidate’s role in developing and maintaining such a provision

Group A — Specialist Optional Units - a minimum of 1 credit must be selected

DN89 35 Manage a quality curriculum

• Understand the concept of a quality curriculum
• Develop and plan for a quality curriculum
• Evaluate the effectiveness of their contribution in the development and maintenance of a quality curriculum

DN1L 35 Managing the implementation of the values and principles of playwork

• Develop an understanding of current theories and values of playwork
• Manage the implementation of key aspects from current theories and values of playwork
• Evaluate and critically analyse the implementation of key aspects into practice

Group B — Optional Units - 2 credits to be selected or 1 credit if both units are selected from Option group A

DN88 35 Sociology of childhood

• Examine the history of the sociological perspectives of childhood
• Examine the impact of the sociological perspectives of childhood on the child
• Examine and critically analyse how the views of childhood and the child are reflected in the 21st century
• Analyse and evaluate the implications of current UK perspectives of childhood for practice and the future planning of chidlren’s services, locally and nationally

DF58 34 Promoting language, literacy and numeracy in early education and childcare

• Demonstrate an understanding of the processes involved in becoming literate and numerate
• Describe the role of the adult in terms of the development of language, literacy and numeracy
• Evaluate materials and practice that foster literacy and numeracy

DN86 35 International perspectives in early education and childcare

• Investigate a range of perspectives and approaches to Early Education and Childcare within the Early Education and Childcare Scottish and international community
• Critically analyse an identified, documented element of international good practice and make a comparison with a similar documented element of good practice from Scotland
• Plan the implementation of the identified aspect of international practice for your own setting

DE3R 34 Personal Development Planning

• Create and maintain a personal development portfolio and a personal action plan
• Implement his/her personal action plan
• Monitor and evaluate the plan and its implementation

For further information on these Units, please contact: Care Scotland 0141-242 2344