Australian Careers Business College

CHC50121 Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

This qualification is ideal for you if you are interested in working in early childhood services or looking to take your next step in this industry. You will develop child care programming and planning skills, including curriculum design and implementation. The course also considers crucial management skills in supervising staff and volunteers while taking a leadership role in working with families.

Your work as an Early Childhood Educator will be governed by a regulated learning framework. Collectively, the Education and Care Services, National Regulations and the National Quality Standards set this approved delivery charter. Your Diploma will further familiarise you with this broader context of early childhood education and care.

Childcare professionals enjoy numerous advantages including:

• Strong careers and employment growth prospects
• Exceptional job security in a high demand industry
• Access to a broad spectrum of industries

Core units

• CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
• CHCECE001 Develop cultural competence
• CHCECE002 Ensure the health and safety of children
• CHCECE003 Provide care for children
• CHCECE004 Promote and provide healthy food and drinks
• CHCECE005 Provide care for babies and toddlers
• CHCECE007 Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
• CHCECE009 Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
• CHCECE016 Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
• CHCECE017 Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood
• CHCECE018 Nurture creativity in children
• CHCECE019 Facilitate compliance in an education and care service
• CHCECE020 Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour
• CHCECE021 Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children
• CHCECE022 Promote children’s agency
• CHCECE023 Analyse information to inform learning
• CHCECE024 Design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development
• CHCECE025 Embed sustainable practices in service operations
• CHCECE026 Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children
• CHCPRT001 Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
• HLTAID004 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
• CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
• HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety

Elective units

• CCHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
• CHCMGT003 Lead the work team
• CHCINM002 Meet community information needs
• CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
• CHCCOM003 Develop workplace communication strategies