Early Childhood Practice BA (Hons)

• be currently working (paid or unpaid) with children from 0-5 years, at least two days per week (or equivalent) and to have been working with children for at least one year;
• have an appropriate A-level, have already undertaken some initial training at Level 3 in working with children OR have an advanced modern apprenticeship in an appropriate subject;
• have agreement from your employer to support mentoring, assessment and workplace course activities;
• provide evidence of a valid DBS check at time of entry onto the programme; and
• have appropriate access to a computer and internet.
• Applicants may be invited for interview.

English language requirements:

• Applicants with a language other than English as their first language must have proven competence in written and spoken English and will be required to have an IELTS average score of at least 6.0 or equivalent, and a minimum of 5.5 in all elements.

Year 1

• Practitioners as Learners
• Children and Young People's Learning and Development
• Pedagogical Approaches and the Adult Role
• Play as a Developmental Learning Process
• Reflective practice development

Year 2

• Communication and Language Development
• Assessing Children's Achievements
• Families in Communities: the role of the setting
• Safeguarding and Promoting Welfare and Wellbeing
• Professional practice development

Year 3

• The Positive Learning Environment
• Equality and Inclusion
• Leadership 
• Children's Wellbeing
• Professional identity and inter-professional practice development

Final Year 

• Understanding Educational Research
• Individual professional enquiry