Nursery Assistant Certification

Working with children is one of the most rewarding careers a person can have. There are many ways you can become professionally involved in a child’s education.

One such position is working as a nursery assistant. These individuals are responsible for working with babies and toddlers. Part of your job may include playing with the children in your care, developing lesson plans and communicating with parents and carers about their children.

You can enter this field in many different ways, with a variety of qualifications being available to you, depending on your work history, education and life experience.

This course goes into detail about working as a nursery assistant to give you all the information you need to enable you to pursue a fantastic career in this growing field.

We begin by giving you a brief introduction to the position, including a discussion of the required skills and anticipated salary levels.

We then talk about the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, which you must follow when coming up with lesson plans for the children in your care.

Next, we review the developmental milestones that the children in your care should be expected to meet. Finally, we talk about the importance of play when developing learning programmes.

You Will Learn:

    The skills and qualifications you need to successfully obtain employment as a nursery assistant

    What the prime areas of learning are

    What the specific areas of learning are

    Which milestones you should be on the lookout for at each age, from birth to age five

    The six types of play you should encourage children in your care to engage in

Benefits of Taking this Course:

  • Understanding more about this highly rewarding career
  • Learning how you can qualify for a position as a nursery assistant, depending on your life experience and prior work and education history
  • Learning more about how to best engage children in educational play
  • Understanding more about the various developmental milestones that children should reach
  • Learning how you can help the children in your care achieve their learning goals


Course Modules/Lessons

Module 01: Introduction to Nursery Assistants

Module 02: Compliance with the Early Years Foundation Stage

Module 03: Childhood Development

Module 04: The Importance of Play-based Learning

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FAQ's

  • Who can take the Nursery Assistant Certification course?

    There are no entry requirements to take the course.

  • What is the structure of the course?

    The course is broken down into 4 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although students are free to spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on each module.

  • Where / when can the course be studied?

    The course can be studied study at any time and from any internet connected device

  • Is there a test at the end of the course?

    Once you have completed all 4 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 4 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

  • What is the pass mark for the final test?

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

  • What happens if a user fails the test?

    If the user doesn’t pass the test first time they will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times a test can be taken.

  • How long does it take to complete the Nursery Assistant Certification course?

    We estimate that the course will take about 2.5 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.