NOCN Course Planner: Supporting the Development of Toddlers (All Levels)

NOCN Course Planner: Supporting the Development of Toddlers (all levels)

(We advise against combining this unit with the early development unit due to possible repetition of learning)

NOCN Supporting the Development of Toddlers for Parents and Carers unit (all levels) is completed as part of Peep sessions. Courses involve up to 30 hours guided learning time, with a minimum 16 hours delivery. Pilots have shown that most parents/carers appreciate more face-to-face time with the Peep practitioner (tutor/assessor) to complete their work successfully. There are 14 to 15assessment criteria to cover. This leaves you with some flexibility in planning your course. We suggest that you cover 1 assessment criteria per 1 hour session and also build in the following:

an introductory session
a review session
a celebration event
Introduction to ORIM (contained within Personal, Social and Emotional Development)

Remaining sessions can be used to tailor the learning to the needs of your parents/carers. They may want to cover additional topics relating to one of the assessment criteria (using a topic from the small ticks), for instance.

Bespoke Courses

We would strongly recommend that practitioners who are new to delivery stick with the bespoke course. The topics listed here directly meet the assessment criteria within the Keepsake Books.

Flexible Courses

As you grow in confidence you can progress on to using flexible courses, which offer more variety and choice for parents. Flexible courses will require some session planning to make sure you cover the outcomes of the assessment criteria.

The planners are on the following pages and use these codes to indicate the Peep Learning Together Programme learning strand where the listed topics can be found:

EM = Early Maths

C&L= Communication & Language

EL= Early Literacy

PS&ED= Personal, Social & Emotional Development

HP&D= Health & Physical Development

Most topics listed are for toddlerstages of development but some topics are suitable for all stages of development. They are included as they cover the assessment criteria as well.These are shown with a letter Afollowing the title.

Bespoke Course–(Please note that assessment criterion 5.3 only applies to Level 1 and Level 2)

Strand and
Topic name / Assessment Criteria (AC)
 = Indicates the focus AC(s) for the topic (shaded big blue ticks)
1.1 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3
EM / Maths in songs and rhymes (A) / 
Sorting and matching / 
C
& L / Becoming a good listener /  / 
Becoming a talker /  / 
Imaginative play with puppets / 
E
L / Sharing books with toddlers and young children /  / 
Mark making (A) /  / 
P
S
E
D / Schemas: making the most of play patterns / 
Making the most of routines (A) / 
Understanding and managing behaviour / 
H
P
D / Food for life (A) / 
Exploring movement /  / 

Flexible course on next pages…

Flexible Course -(Please note that assessment criterion 5.3 only applies to Level 1 and Level 2)

Strand and
Topic name / Assessment Criteria (AC)
 = Indicates the focus AC(s) for the topic (shaded big blue ticks)
 = Indicates other ACs that may also be met through the topic (smaller ticks)
1.1 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3
EM / Exploring early maths (A) / 
Maths in everyday routines (A) /  / 
Maths in books, toys and games (A) / 
Maths in songs and rhymes (A) / 
Exploring numbers / 
Number names / 
Toddler numbers / 
Numbers, numbers everywhere / 
A sense of order / 
Shapes and patterns everywhere / 
Sorting and matching /  / 
C & L / Making sense of sounds (A) / 
Becoming a good listener /  / 
Becoming a talker /  / 
Talking and listening with children /  / 
Play and language (A) /  / 
Imaginative play with puppets / 
Things to do and talk about /  /  /  / 
Musical interactions /  / 
Making the most of technology (A) /  / 

Flexible course continued on next page…

Flexible Course (continued) -Please note that 5.3 only applies to Level 1 and Level 2

1.1 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3
E
L / Sharing books with toddlers and young children /  /  /  / 
Making the most of favourite stories /  /  /  / 
Our world in books /  /  /  / 
Storytelling /  /  /  / 
Exploring stories through play /  /  /  / 
Home made books(A) /  /  /  / 
Environmental print /  /  /  / 
Wonderful ways with words /  /  /  / 
Mark making (A) /  /  /  / 
Lots to read and write about /  /  /  / 
Literacy and technology (A) /  /  /  / 
P
S
E / Helping children feel good about themselves /  / 
Becoming me (A) /  / 
The importance of names (A) / 
The importance of relationships /  / 
An introduction to ORIM (A) /  /  /  /  / 
The importance of support and encouragement /  / 
How children play / 
Lots of ways to play and learn / 
Schemas: making the most of play patterns / 
Making the most of routines (A) / 
Helping children to understand and manage their feelings / 
Understanding and managing behaviour / 

Flexible course continued on next page…

Flexible Course (continued) -(Please note that assessment criterion 5.3 only applies to Level 1 and Level 2)

1.1 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3
H&PD / Food for life (A) / 
Exploring food (A) / 
Making the most of food and mealtimes / 
Exploring nature / 
Exploring movement /  / 
Musical movements (A) / 
Movement and language / 
Building a brain (A) / 
Making sense of the world / 
Understanding our place in space (A) / 
Balance and coordination (A) / 

Flexible Course(continued) -Please note that 5.3 only applies to Level 1 and Level 2

Flexible course continued on next page…

Flexible Course(continued) -Please note that 5.3 only applies to Level 1 and Level 2

1.1 / 1.2 / 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4 / 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 5.1 / 5.2
H&PD / Food for life / 
Exploring food / 
Making the most of food and mealtimes / 
Exploring nature / 
Exploring movement / 
Musical movements / 
Movement and language / 
Building a brain / 
Making sense of the world / 
Understanding our place in space / 
Balance and coordination / 

Peep Learning Together Programme Course Planner – Development of toddlers (all levels)