2ECD

Level 2 Early Childhood Development (THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL FOR 2025, PLEASE CHOOSE ANOTHER COURSE)

Course Description

This course focuses on preparing students for a range of workplaces. It equips students with desired employability skills and knowledge of the basic needs, nutrition, health and well-being of young children. This ensures they have skills in basic hygiene practices and understand how to care for children, particularly newborns to school age. As well students develop an understanding of the agencies that support tamariki and their whānau and some of the theories behind child development and their needs.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:Explore this content:
  • Care Practical Skills - Working with young children- Practical, how to care for young children.
  • Explore the basic needs of children from infant to school age. 
  • Workplace Qualities – time management, to use a variety of sources to gain information, to use technology appropriately and problem solving.
  • Demonstrate the Care practice techniques and explain the health and safety considerations required in dealing with young children.
  • Personal Qualities – self-responsibility, self-discipline and a willingness to learn. Professional behaviour and presentation, work ready skills. With the opportunity to demonstrate these within the classroom, on courses and in a placement at an Early Childhood centre.
  • Explore the requirements to keep young children well by examining hygiene practices, health and wellbeing.

  • Interpersonal Skills – collaboration, self-directed learning, effective communication, and how to contribute positively within the classroom setting and in a placement with staff and students in an Early childhood setting.
  • Examine the theories around keeping children safe by looking at attachment theory, the types of early childhood centres found in New Zealand and the agencies that are available to support young children and their whanau.
  • All skills are transferable to a range of work places and settings outside of Early Childhood.
  • Explore the requirements of any workplace with professional behaviour and presentation in theory and a placement in a centre.


Resources Required

2B5 Exercise Book

Assessment Information

COURSE STANDARDS: subject to change due to some expiring - unsure until MIT confirms
21 credits forms the Level 2 Certificate in Early Childhood.
29852 Basic Needs
29853 Health Issues
29854 Hygiene and Safety
29855 Attachment and Transitions
29856 Care Practices
29859 Values and Beliefs
29861 Agencies
Students also complete:
Workplace First Aid
6400
6401
6402
And Workplace Health and Safety
30264
30265

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 39
Internal Assessed Credits: 39
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 6400 v8
NZQA Info

Manage first aid in an emergency situation


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 6401 v7
NZQA Info

Provide first aid


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 1
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 6402 v9
NZQA Info

Provide basic life support


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29852 v3
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of the basic needs and nutrition that support young children's holistic wellbeing and development


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29853 v2
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of health issues, practices and services to protect and enhance the wellbeing of young children


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29854 v3
NZQA Info

Describe personal and environmental hygiene and safety practices for the care of young children


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29855 v2
NZQA Info

Describe attachment behaviours and strategies used to support transitions for young mokopuna/children


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29856 v3
NZQA Info

Describe and demonstrate care practices for infants and toddlers


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29859 v2
NZQA Info

Describe values and beliefs that inform a personal approach to the learning and care of young mokopuna/children


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 29861 v2
NZQA Info

Identify and describe agencies/services available to support young mokopuna/children and whānau/families


Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 30264 v2
NZQA Info

Describe duties, rights, representation and the regulator in terms of New Zealand health and safety legislation


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 30265 v2
NZQA Info

Apply health and safety risk assessment to a job role


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 8
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 39
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0