Early Childhood Education in Practice LETTA FdA

The Foundation Degree work-based programme is a combination of practice-based learning and campus-based teaching sessions that take place once a week, allowing you to continue working or volunteering throughout the course. <br/><br/>Throughout the two-year programme, you will integrate your previous experience working with young children into your studies. In your first year, you will study learning principles as an introduction to higher education and analyse the complex link between practice and meeting the needs of children. You will investigate your role in the early years sector to support your professional development, as well as study modules on child development and social interactions to supplement your practical knowledge. <br/><br/>As you go through the second year, you will study modules on inclusion, equality, and diversity, developing and supporting children, and expanding young childrens thinking and learning via pedagogy and practice and reflection. You will be able to collaborate with students from other related courses who work in a variety of contexts such as schools and youth services to increase your employability by broadening your perspectives on working with children and young people.<br/><br/>Throughout all stages of the programme, the Foundation Degree Early Childhood Education in Practice combines the full and relevant criteria of the Department for Education as well as the Graduate Competency (GC) requirements of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network. This means that after successfully completing the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education in Practice (with Graduate Practitioner), Early Childhood Education students have the opportunity to obtain this sector-recognised accreditation. Alternatively, students may consider the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education in Practice that is not considered full and relevant.