Childcare Management Course Content

There are certain skills you need to become a successful childcare centre manager and/or owner. The ICI Childcare Management Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.

With a strong emphasis on practical skills students will learn about:

• Introduction to childcare
• Services and policies
• Running a childcare business
• Structuring your business
• Financial management
• Locating and setting up
• Kitchen and laundry facilities
• Transportation services
• Parent relationships
• Staffing
• Facility maintenance
• Crises prevention and management
• Career planning & development

And you will learn it all at home, at your pace – no classroom needed!

Career Prospects

Recent studies show that nearly two-thirds of mothers with children under the age of three are now in the work force. As a result, the demand for childcare services is greater than ever.

Our Childcare Management Course will teach you what you need to know to start your very own childcare service from home or in a larger commercial location. You learn what day-to-day operations are like, how to deal with the inevitable issues such as sick children, the legal aspects you need to know about, how to find both employees and clients, and most important, how to grow your business to name a few.

The course is also a very good training opportunity for those who would like to simply gain employment in the booming childcare industry. If you enjoy working with children, this is the course you need to enrol in.

Assessment Details

This course includes in-depth written assessments that you complete as part of your course work and then forward to your tutor. Once your tutor has marked and graded your work you will receive prompt feedback.

Previous Study Requirements?

The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course at any of the three levels it is offered at: Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma.

Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma?

1. Certificate Level: represent basic vocational skills and knowledge.
2. Diploma Level: represent fundamental principles, techniques and knowledge. ICI Diploma level qualifications recognise the capacity for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and/or management functions.
3. Advanced Diploma: represents are more specialised qualification and signifies skill and knowledge of a greater complexity and a higher level of personal accountability than is required at a Diploma level.

What You Receive as a Student

All materials essential for course completion are included in the cost of the course fee. Upon enrolment, students receive:

• Course notes and required reading materials
• Personal tutor (tuition and assignment feedback)
• Institute Identification Pass
• Reduced tuition rates should you wish to complete an additional program during your studies or upon graduation!

What You Receive on Course Completion

By the end of the Course you will have reached a level of skill where you can competently handle all relevant assignments and realistically expect to be well paid for your efforts.

On successful completion of the course you will receive:

• ICI Certificate, Diploma or Advanced Diploma in Childcare Management (Graduation Certificate)
• Transcripts indicating units completed
• You will be conferred with the right of displaying post-nominals after your name to reflect the qualification you have achieved. eg. John Smith, DipCCM
• Letter of recommendation from the Institute Director
• Life membership of ICI + Alumni Association Membership
• Access to the ICI "Graduate Employment Service Program" (GESP) which facilitates support in the way of resources, contacts, resume assistance, job searches, interview preparation and career counselling and advice.

Contact us or enrol online and you could be working on your first lesson – and towards a new career – in a matter of days!