Make a real difference to the lives of young children and their families, and work towards becoming part of the essential early years graduate workforce. This course will support your development in a wide range of professional skills which are essential for working with children (aged 0-8 years) and families, including those with additional needs.

Our Early Childhood Studies (BA Hons) course scored 100% for overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2021.

Our Education courses are ranked 2nd in the UK for student satisfaction, and 7th in the UK for teaching satisfaction by the Guardian University Guide 2022.

You’ll gain real-world experience of putting your skills into practice through a range of work-based placements such as; children’s centres, schools, family refuge centres, gallery education teams, play rangers, nurseries, family support teams and special needs schools. In relation to placements, you’ll have the option to achieve the Graduate Practitioner Competencies* (which encompass and build upon the Level 3 Early Years Educator requirements) and ensure that you’ll count as ‘full and relevant’ in early years settings.

With practice in this country firmly under your belt, you’ll have the opportunity to visit Stockholm; an international leader in early years practice. You’ll be able to witness first-hand how they provide for their children and families across a variety of setting types and develop skills in conducting a comparative study (see ‘Trips and Experiences’ below).

*Graduate Practitioner Competencies are subject to validation.

Graduates from this course can go on to work as:

• Early Years Manager
• Early Years Teacher
• Family Support Worker
• Children’s Centre Manager
• Child Protection Officer
• Play Therapist
• Play Specialist.