Important: Please ensure you have read and understood the information below prior to enrolment on this course.

You will need:

• To be a minimum of 18 years of age to enrol on this course
• Good standard of English both verbal and written

You will regular access to the following:

• PC or MAC computer with reasonable broadband internet connection.
• RAM: 512 MB

Your computer will require the following software:

• Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP or Vista
• Internet browser either Internet Explorer 6 or 7, Safari version 3 or greater, Mozilla Firefox
• Flash Media player
• Adobe Reader

You will need the following basic IT skills:

• Confidence at using the internet
• Ability to send and receive emails with attachments
• Ability to produce basic documents in Word or an equivalent word processing programme.

Either one of these textbooks is recommended, although not essential:

• Home-Based Childcare by Shelia Riddall-Leech (recommended if you are studying the Understand Home-Based Childcare or Common Core courses only)
• Level 3 Diploma Children and Young People’s Workforce by Penny Tassoni (recommended if you are interested in progressing on to the full Level 3 course)

These books are available for purchase on Amazon.

If you have any queries about course requirements, please ring our Customer Service Team on 0845 0760 042 or email training@homechildcare.co.uk before enrolling on this course.