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Have you always wanted to work with young children but thought it was too late for a career change?

This 19+ course gives you the skills and knowledge required to be a fully qualified early years educator and enables you to work with children 0-7 years in a range of settings.

The qualification sets the standards that all early years practitioners must meet, to ensure you are skilled to support young children’s learning and development and able to meet each child’s individual need

• Child development
• Early years curriculum (EYFS)
• Meeting children’s care needs
• Observation, Assessment and Planning for children’s learning
• Safeguarding children
• Children’s additional needs

Assessment will be through portfolio building, written assignments, projects, presentations and reflection (currently no exams).

Practical skills will be assessed through direct observation, feedback from setting staff and personal reflection.

You will also complete a mandatory longitudinal study of a child in your care.

GCSE English and Maths at Grade 4 or above or working towards this level (this may be studied alongside the course).

A passion for working with young children to support them to develop and learn.

As this course requires contact with young children all learners will be required to have an enhanced DBS; this also includes compliance with ‘Disqualification by Association’ requirements.

4 hours per week in college and 2 days in an early year’s placement or appropriate workplace setting.

You will attend college on a Wednesday 9:00am-1:15pm.

2024/25 fees:

£TBC

Learners who successfully complete this course may progress onto Higher Education courses at Wakefield College; including Early Years Foundation Degree (level 4 and 5).

Other areas for further study may include; early years teaching qualification, children and young families degree, social studies degree, play work degree (depending on experience and meeting university entry requirements).