Early Years Educator

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Course Overview

Early Years Educators, and other job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders, are highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. You could work in a range of settings including full daycare, children’s centres, preschools, reception classes and as a childminder. Your main responsibility will be to contribute to the development and care of children from birth to 7 years old.

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Entry Requirements

All entry requirements are set by the employer for each vacancy. Typically employers will ask for 5 GCSEs, including Maths and English or a relevant level 2 qualification.*

*You will have to take part in an initial assessment to determine your start point.

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What will I study?

• A child’s development from birth to 5 years, and have an understanding of further development from age 5 to 7
• A range of underpinning theories and philosophical approaches to how children learn and develop
• The importance of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion, fully reflecting cultural differences and family circumstances
• The importance to children’s holistic development of – speech, language and communication – personal, social and emotional development – physical development
• How to develop an early intervention for Maths and Literature.
• How to plan and lead activities, purposeful play opportunities and educational programmes
• The needs, interests and stages of development of individual children and how to identify them
• How to track a child’s progress to plan next steps and shape learning opportunities
• The care needs of an individual child such as feeding, changing nappies and administration of medicine.

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Modules

• Child Development
• Theories and Philosophical Approaches
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
• Holistic Development
• Stages of Development
• Planning and Leading Activities.

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Why study with us?

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Passionate academic professionals with years of experience in the Childcare & Education sector

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Collaborated with local employers to design your training, so you learn what they need!

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Gain practical experience as we work closely with local childcare providers and schools for work placements.

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You will be assigned an assessor and a progress coach to ensure you are fully supported through your apprenticeship.

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What could I do next?

Secure full-time employment in roles such as:

• Room Leader
• Nursery Nurse

Or, with additional experience, you could become the manager of an early years setting.

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