Learner success in Childcare
Case Studies January 16, 2025
My learner started with us in September 2023 on the Early Years Educator course, she originally wanted to complete the Early Years Practitoner however she was unable to access funding due to previously completing a GCSE in childcare. She suffers with mental health difficulties and found coming into a college a challenge. On her journey she began placement in a nursery ( school based) who were very supportive and gave her lots of opportunities to practise what she had been learning in theory. She attended session regularly some in person, some online. She completed her course on time, sometime needing guidance to make amendments, however always wanting to learn new skills. She uses onefile to look at her achievements and what she still needs to work on.
I used professional discussion to help her progress with the be able criteria I wouldn’t see in placement. This helped build her confidence in the different areas. I used observations to help build her confidence with planning and able to give her pointers for the next observation.
She has now secured a full-time job within a nursery.