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Revision Guide – Child Development

SUBJECT: Child Development Level 1/2
EXAM BOARD AND CODE: OCR J809
NUMBER OF PAPERS: 1
NUMBER OF NEAs (Non-examined Assessment): 2
LENGTH OF PAPERS: R057 unit is assessed by an exam. It is 1 hour and 15 minutes. It has two Sections – Section A and Section B.
Section A has 40 marks, Section B has 30 marks, The exam has 70 marks in total
R058 and R059 are both assessed by NEA (Non-Examined Assessment)
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Black pen (and spare)
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Topics to be revised

Unit R057: Health and well-being for child development

Topic Area 1: Pre-conception health and reproduction

  • Factors affecting pre-conception health for women and men
  • Other factors affecting the pre-conception health for women
  • Types of contraception methods and their advantages and disadvantages
  • The structure and function of the reproductive systems
  • How reproduction takes place
  • The signs and symptoms of pregnancy

Topic Area 2: Antenatal care and preparation for birth

  • The purpose and importance of antenatal clinics
  • Screening and diagnostic tests
  • The purpose and importance of antenatal (parenting) classes
  • The choices available for delivery
  • The role of the birth partner in supporting the mother through pregnancy and birth
  • The methods of pain relief when in labour
  • The signs that labour has started
  • The three stages of labour and their physiological changes
  • The methods of assisted birth

Topic Area 3: Postnatal checks, postnatal care and the conditions for development

  • Postnatal checks
  • Postnatal care of the mother and baby
  • The developmental needs of children from birth to five years

Topic Area 4: Childhood illnesses and a child safe environment

  • Recognise general signs and symptoms of illness in children
  • How to meet the needs of an ill child
  • How to ensure a child-friendly safe environment

NEA Units

Unit R058: Create a safe environment and understand the nutritional needs of children from birth to five years

Topic Area 1: Creating a safe environment in a childcare setting

  • Plan to create a safe environment in a childcare setting

Topic Area 2: Choosing suitable equipment for a childcare setting

  • Essential equipment and factors for choice

Topic Area 3: Nutritional needs of children from birth to five years

  • Current Government dietary recommendations for healthy eating for children from birth to five years
  • Essential nutrients and their functions for children from birth to five years
  • Plan for preparing a feed/meal
  • How to evaluate planning and preparation of a feed/meal

 Unit R059: Understand the development of a child from one to five years

 Topic Area 1: Physical, intellectual and social developmental norms from one to five years

  • The expected development norms from one to five years for the following developmental areas

Topic Area 2: Stages and types of play and how play benefits development

  • The stages of play
  • The types of play
  • How play benefits development

Topic Area 3: Observe the development of a child aged one to five years

  • Observation and recording

Topic Area 4: Plan and evaluate play activities for a child aged one to five years for a chosen area of development

  • Plan and evaluate play activities

Revision Tips

Revision Guides:

Cambridge National in Child Development Revision Guide and Workbook with Digital Access (2 Years): Level 1/Level 2 (Cambridge Nationals) Paperback – 18 Aug. 2022 by Renata Paradowska

Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge National in Child Development (J809) Exam Practice Workbook Paperback – 29 Sept. 2023 by Judith Adams (Author)

Text Books:

Cambridge National in Child Development Student Book with Digital Access (2 Years): Level 1/Level 2 (Cambridge Nationals) Paperback – Student Edition, 23 Jun. 2022

by Brenda Baker (Author), Louise Burnham (Author), Katherine Stapleton (Author)

OCR level 1/level 2 Cambridge National in child development (Second edition) by Walker, Miranda


Exam and NEA Hints

  • Researching and reading around your topic area will help you with NEA work
  • Meeting deadlines is essential
  • There is a lot of NEA (coursework) with this course
  • The work must be your own words (no copy and pasting)
  • Attend catch up and revision sessions
  • Have a go at answering all of the questions on the exam paper.

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