This qualification reflects the role of early childhood educators who are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum in early childhood education and care services. In doing so you work to implement an approved learning framework within the requirements of the Education and Care Services National Regulations and the National Quality Standard. You may have responsibility for supervision of volunteers or other staff.
There are no pre-requisites or any other training package entry requirements for this course.
Students must satisfy the following age, English and other requirements:
To achieve this qualification the candidate must have completed at least 240 hours of work placement as detailed in the assessment requirements of the units of competency
If a student is unable to find appropriate work placement, Hammond Institute will assist in finding the work placements.
Before you commence placement, you must hold a current Working with Children Check, the link is below.
http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/home/applications/
Assessment method may include:
For more information please refer student handbook.
| Government Funded Fee* | Government Funded Concession Fee** | Fee for Service |
| $250 | $50 | $9500 |
For further details refer to our Course Fees page.
*To be eligible for Victorian government subsidised training fees, the candidate must meet the Skills First eligibility criteria.
**If you are studying in a Diploma or above qualification you are not eligible to have a concession applied to your tuition fees.
**Under the Indigenous Completions Initiative, Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander students pay only the concession tuition fee for government subsidised training at all qualification levels (including at Diploma and above).
Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care requires 28 units of Competency.
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCECE001 | Develop cultural competence |
| CHCECE002 | Ensure the health and safety of children |
| CHCECE003 | Provide care for children |
| CHCECE004 | Promote and provide healthy food and drinks |
| CHCECE005 | Provide care for babies and toddlers |
| CHCECE007 | Develop positive and respectful relationships with children |
| CHCECE009 | Use an approved learning framework to guide practice |
| CHCECE016 | Establish and maintain a safe and healthy environment for children |
| CHCECE017 | Foster the holistic development and wellbeing of the child in early childhood |
| CHCECE018 | Nurture creativity in children |
| CHCECE019 | Facilitate compliance in an education and care services |
| CHCECE020 | Establish and implement plans for developing cooperative behaviour |
| CHCECE021 | Implement strategies for the inclusion of all children |
| CHCECE022 | Promote children’s agency |
| CHCECE023 | Analyse information to inform learning |
| CHCECE024 | Design and implement the curriculum to foster children’s learning and development |
| CHCECE025 | Embed sustainable practices in service operations |
| CHCECE026 | Work in partnership with families to provide appropriate education and care for children |
| CHCLEG001 | Work legally and ethically |
| CHCPRT001 | Identify and respond to children and young people at risk |
| HLTAID004 | Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting |
| HLTWHS003 | Maintain work health and safety |
| CHCMGT001 | Develop,implement and review quality framework |
| CHCMGT003 | Lead the work team |
| CHCECE010 | Support the holistic development of children in early childhood |
| CHCECE013 | Use information about children to inform practice |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
Credit Transfer and RPL offered: Recognition of prior learning and skills assessment.
Hammond Institute does not use brokers or deliver this course through third party arrangements.