Core skills

Overview: In order to register on the Ofsted Voluntary Childcare Register (VOCR) and/or comply with Ofsted requirements child-carers are required to undertake common core of skills and knowledge training.

We provide common core of skills and knowledge training directly for individual child-carers and for local authorities across the country.

OCN Common Core Skills course (attendance based course held monthly in London)

Course Length: 1 day (Sat or Sun usually)

Suitable For: All unqualified home-based child-carers wishing to register with Ofsted. Please note a sufficient command of the English language will be required to successfully complete this course.

If you are registering with Ofsted you will also need an up to date Paediatric First Aid Certificate and a CRB check. We do all of this in house

Applying for this course:

For further information on any of these common core of skills and knowledge courses please call 020 7600 9880 or email sara@peekaboochildcare.com

Contact us on info@peekaboochildcare.com and we will send you more info

Contact us for more dates or enquire about private training sessions

MBA-Professional nanny course, incl Core skills for Ofsted reg
Saturday the 26th of May
10am to 5pm
Saturday the 16th of June
10am to 5pm
Saturday the 28th of July
10am to 5pm

MBA-Module 1 - Module 1-Breast/Bottle feeding and weaning
Saturday the 26th of May
9am-12pm
Saturday the 16th of June
9am-12pm
Saturday the 28th of July
9am-12pm


MBA-Module 2 - General Newborn care
Saturday the 26th of May
1pm-4pm
Saturday the 16th of June
1pm-4pm
Saturday the 28th of July
1pm-4pm

MBA-Module 3 - Routine in Newborns

Sunday the 27th of May 9am -1pm
Sunday the 17th of June 9am -1pm
Sunday the 29th of July 9am -1pm

MBA-Module 4-Sleep Training in babies
Sunday the 27th of May 1pm -4pm
Sunday the 17th of June 1pm -4pm
Sunday the 29th of July 1pm -4pm

MBA-Baby Massage Course:
Saturday the 26th of May 5pm-7/8pm
Saturday the 16th of June 5pm-7/8pm
Saturday the 28th of July 5pm-7/8pm

Paediatric First Aid Course:
Sunday the 27th of May 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
Sunday the 17th of June 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm
Sunday the 29th of July 9am-1pm and 2pm-6pm

Au-pair induction and training course/weekend:
Ask us for dates

All our courses for nannies and au pairs get booked up well in advance. Please give us a ring on 0207 600 9880 to book your place or ask for a free call back

We need to receive payment up front and we do not accept cancellations, but we can try and swap dates if you need to.

Prices:

MBA's maternity courses: each module costs £160+ VAT but if you book all 4 of them in one go then you will get a 20% discount.

Core Skills for Ofsted: £160 plus VAT

MBA's Baby Massage courses: £150 plus VAT or discounted with other bookings

MBA's-Nanny courses: 1 day: £300 plus VAT

Au-pair induction:  Accomodation: £250, no accomodation: £200 plus VAT

Prices for the first aid course: £100+VAT

"OMG, the most fun Ive had at a weekend for years. Never actually expected NOT to want to leave. 4 Sunday's and I am a qualified and accredited Maternity Nurse:-). Thanks Peek-a-boo and MBA, loved it and recommend everyone goes along. Its so worth it"

Annabel Summers, Maternity nurse

"This course opened doors for me in the Nanny world. Previously I found it hard to register with any agencies. The course really helped me to improve my CV quickly and found a nanny position straight away. I also had a fun weekend in London and got 2 certificates on top of it as a bonus. I highly recommend that you do the same."

Therese, 23, Sweden

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