CACHE Qualification Specification

CYPOP 4: Promote young children’s physical activity and movement skills
Additional information about the unit:
Relationship to occupational standards –
provided with the QCF unit
CCLD 303 Promote children’s development
CCLD 307 Promote the health and physical
development of children
Guidance for developing assessment arrangements for the unit:
Additional unit assessment requirements
provided with the QCF unit
Unit assessment guidance – provided by
the sector
Unit assessment guidance - provided by
CACHE
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, and 5 must be assessed in
real work environments.
This unit is most suitable for those learners working in
early years settings.
Movement skills:
� travel (travelling movements where the child
moves from one point to another such as
running, jumping, skipping)
� object control (movements such as throwing,
catching, dribbling which involve objects being
sent, received, travelled with)
� balance and co-ordination.
All children:
� girls and boys
� disabled children
� children with specific/additional needs
� children of different ages including babies.
Assess e.g.:
� observing and assessing children’s participation
and developmental progress
� direct feedback from children on their
participation in and enjoyment of activities
� feedback from parents, colleagues and others.
Units need to be assessed in line with the Skills for Care
and Development QCF Assessment Principles.
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4 and 5 must be assessed in
real work environments by a qualified occupationally
competent assessor. Simulation is not permitted.
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