Online Bundle · Childcare

Ready to Get Into Childcare?

If you are good with children, this is your way in. Five short modules cover care, play, safety, food and early learning. Study around shifts or nap times, at your own speed.

From €29a week, no deposit
Fivemicro-credentials
220 Hoursof study, roughly
No Examsever
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaChildcare and early years
DeliveryFully online, self paced
AccessUnlimited access
Study HoursAbout 220 hours
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom €29 per week
Comes with
  • Five modules, one enrolment
  • No fixed timetable to keep up with
  • Replay any video, any time
  • Tutors and mentors on hand
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

Children Need Steady Adults

The job is patience, care and a clear head.

Try Five Corners Of The Work

Care, play, safety, food and early learning.

Fits Around A Busy House

Short lessons you can pick up and put down.

Where The Skills Fit

Where These Skills Could Take You

Childcare work sits in creches, family homes and after school clubs. A day is arrivals, play, snacks, naps and handover.

Childcare Assistant

Support the room and the routine.

Childcare Worker

Care for a group through the day.

Nanny or In-Home Carer

Look after children in a family home.

Family Day Carer

Run care from a home setting.

Roles where these skills are useful, not promised outcomes. Irish employers set their own entry rules. Some roles need further study.

The Course

What You'll Learn

Five modules, from first principles to daily care.

01
Module One: Childcare Pathway
How the work is meant to run.
Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
Observe children to inform practice
Develop positive and respectful relationships with children
Meet legal and ethical obligations in children's education and care
Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
02
Module Two: Childcare Career Sampler
A look at the wider role.
Promote children's agency
Support the holistic learning and development of children
Support inclusion and diversity
Nurture creativity in children
03
Module Three: Working With Children
Health, safety and play.
Support children's health, safety, and wellbeing
Provide experiences to support children's play and learning
Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
Maintain work health and safety
04
Module Four: Caring for Babies and Toddlers
The youngest end of the room.
Provide care for children
Nurture babies and toddlers
05
Module Five: Healthy Eating for Kids
What goes on the plate.
Healthy eating
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Bundle

  • Pathway, frameworks, ethics and safeguarding
  • Sampler, agency, inclusion and creativity
  • Working, health, safety and play
  • Babies, care for babies and toddlers

As a Student

  • Self paced, about 220 hours
  • No exams, none at all
  • Access, unlimited
  • Support, tutors and mentors
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Why this bundle, and not one course.

01
Five Credentials In One

Each module stands alone and stacks with the rest.

02
Babies Get Their Own Module

Care for babies and toddlers is covered on its own.

03
Food And Safety Included

Healthy eating and safe settings, both in the bundle.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

BUNDLE

Certificate of Achievement

Plus CPD endorsed digital credentials

Certificate Of Achievement

Issued by the college once you finish.

Digital Credentials

CPD endorsed, and easy to share online.

Five Modules Covered

Care, play, safety, babies and food.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Tell Us Your Aim

A creche role, or minding at home.

Step two

Ask The Questions

An advisor runs through the five modules.

Step three

Sort Payments

Upfront, or weekly, fortnightly or monthly.

Step four

Start Learning

Enrol and open module one.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From €29 / week
Pay upfront, or on an interest free plan.
No deposit to start
No credit check
Weekly, fortnightly or monthly
Money back window applies
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Do I need experience with children?

None needed. The modules start at the beginning.

How long does the bundle take?

About two hundred and twenty hours, at your speed.

Are there exams?

None, ever. You work through each module instead.

Who delivers the course?

Online Courses Australia builds it. You enrol through The Career Academy.

Is this course accredited?

It carries CPD endorsed digital credentials and a Certificate of Achievement. It is not a QQI course and not a national qualification. Irish creches set their own entry rules, so ask an employer first.

Does it include a placement?

The learning is all online. Hours in a setting are yours to find. An advisor can suggest where to start.

Can I study around my own children?

Yes. Videos replay, and nothing expires on you.

What if it is not for me?

A money back window applies. An advisor confirms the terms.

Delivered By

About the College

The Career Academy sells this bundle, and Online Courses Australia builds it.

The college has fifteen years behind it. It works with employers here and abroad.

CPD endorsed credentialsBuilt with OCATutors on phone and emailUnlimited access
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