Units

Units within this course includes:

• Children’s Development
• Keeping Children Safe
• Play and Learning
• Research and Reflective Practice

Assessment

The course is assessed through a variety of coursework and examinations. You will complete one coursework unit and one examination in each year of the course.

Entry Requirements

To study this course, 5 GCSEs at grade 4 and above including English Language and Maths is required.

Where can this take me?

Our experienced staff, hailing from diverse backgrounds in early years education and primary education teaching and leadership, deliver these courses with passion and commitment. As a student, you will have access to high-quality work placement opportunities, allowing you to gain practical experience and make meaningful connections in the industry. Many of our students progress onto apprenticeships or university courses, pursuing careers in teaching, child nursing, speech and language therapy, early years education and social work.

Here are a few examples of where previous students have progressed to after:

● Hannah is a full-time Early Years Educator in a local nursery.

● Aaron is completing a Primary Teaching degree at university.

● Izzy is studying Child Nursing at university.

● Ashlee is studying at Norland Nannies, the top Nanny training school in the UK

● Julie is completing a Speech and Language Therapy degree.

Extra-curricular enrichment opportunities

The Childcare Department organise out of classroom opportunities to students to help them learn and develop their skills and knowledge to supplement their learning in the classroom.  Student have been able to attend various trips throughout the course, previous trips include; attending a Forest School Day with the Hampshire and IOW Trust, visiting the Florence Nightingale Museum in London and working in partnerships with Sovereign Housing to support with a group of elderly individuals.

As well as these department specific activities, there are other enrichments at QMC which complement this course including Volunteering and First Aid. View more enrichment opportunities here.