Parents to be is a comprehensive, holistic course specifically designed for pregnant parents; it is a unique programme which involves partners and dads-to-be in the whole pregnancy process.

Teenage mums-to-be were involved with the development of the original programme and both mums and dads-to-be assist with updates and new material.

We continue to involve learners, tutors, health professionals and experts in their field in the development of the course.

This unit aims to help learners understand antenatal development and the care needed at that time to ensure the health of the baby and the expectant mother. It also covers how to prepare for labour and the birth of the baby.

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding to care for a young baby from birth to six months.

This unit aims to help learners understand the responsibilities involved in caring for a young baby and the help that is available to provide support and guidance.

This unit will provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of the rights of parents and their responsibilities to meet the needs of children and protect them from harm.

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of healthy lifestyles for parenting. The lifestyle factors included in this unit are exercise, smoking, alcohol and drug use, and sexual health.

This unit complies with Dept of Health information and guidance regarding contraception and sexual health.

The Parents with Prospects programme is a comprehensive, holistic course providing information, knowledge and guidance to equip parents with the skills to become caring and capable parents.

The course was designed by NCLP to support parents and parents-to-be to improve their parenting skills, the lives of their children and opportunities to either return to education and training or enter the workplace.

The resources are unique and have been crafted with direct input from parents and professionals from all walks of life.

The course content enables learners to acquire the parenting skills necessary to raise healthy, emotionally well-balanced children, eager to learn and able to cope with the world around them.

Parents with Prospects, explores child development and parenting from 0-5 years covering:

• Developing literacy and communication with children

• Developing play and relationships with children

• Healthy eating for children

• Positive parenting

• Keeping children safe and well

• Healthy lifestyles

The aim of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of how to develop children’s communication and literacy. In the early parts of the unit, learners consider ways to communicate effectively with children, they also investigate ways to encourage the language development of babies and young children.

In the third part of the unit learners explore the benefits of reading to children and how to read with children to benefit their communication and literacy. In the final part, the learners produce a resource to support story reading.

This unit aims to provide learners with an understanding about how babies and children develop relationships with their carers. Learners will develop awareness of the importance of play for children and how adults can play with them to support relationships and learning.

In the first part of the unit learners investigate the importance of healthy diets for children. How to encourage children to eat healthily is considered in the second part of the unit.

In the third part of the unit, learners consider how to wean a baby. How to care for children’s teeth is considered in the fourth part of the unit and in the fifth part of the unit learners explore planning healthy balanced meals for children based on the Eatwell Plate model.

The aim of this unit is to develop knowledge and understanding of safety measures, which are necessary to prevent accidents and illness in children.

Learners develop knowledge and understanding of how to promote children’s development and encourage positive behaviour. These are valuable skills for positive parenting.

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of healthy lifestyles for parenting.

The lifestyle factors included in this unit are exercise, smoking, alcohol and drug use, and sexual health. This unit complies with Dept of Health information and guidance regarding contraception and sexual health.

Learners will explore sources of income and consider essential and non-essential expenditure which may be needed in a household with children.

Interest applied to different credit agreements is also investigated and debt management and budgeting are introduced. Savings and economics are also touched upon within this unit.

A short course that makes sure your child has the basics to start school. It covers speaking, listening, potty training and mealtimes - eating with a knife and fork.