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Level: 3

Location: The RoundHouse

Years: 2

Weeks: 62

Hours: 3.00

Start: Roll On Roll Off - Contact Us

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Tuition (£): 2882.00^*

Concessions: 2882.00^***

Interview: Y

Course Summary

This qualification reflects the highest standards for those wanting to work with children from birth to five years of age. It provides a licence to practise and the status of being an Early Years Educator.

Entry requirements

You should be working/volunteering in a childcare setting across the age ranges:

• Birth – 1 year 11 months

• 2 years – 2 years 11 months

• 3 – 5 years

You should have a minimum of 20 hours working with babies and you are required to be observed working across all age ranges.

You must have a satisfactory DBS check and should have both English and Maths GCSE at grade C or above.

Course Content

You will study mandatory units:

• Support healthy lifestyles

• Support physical care and emotional wellbeing

• Understand, use and follow legislation

• Plan, lead and review play opportunities

• Develop emergent literacy and numeracy skills

• Promote speech, language and communication

• Promote physical, personal, social and emotional development

• Support children with additional needs

• Use observation and longitudinal studies to observe, assess and plan for

children’s needs.

How will I be assessed?

You will be assessed through a range of written tasks and observed practice. You will be allocated an assessor who will visit you in the workplace to action plan your progress, observe you in practice and assess your portfolio. You will also attend College weekly for vocational programme delivery.

Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?

You need stationery only.

What can I do after this course?

Upon completion of the programme, you will be qualified to work as an Early Years Educator in a range of childcare settings. You can also progress to a Foundation Degree in Children and Young People's Services, taking the Early Years pathway which is delivered at Derby College, or you can progress to the Foundation Degree in SEND.

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^* Tuition - This figure is the fee to be paid if you are not entitled to any concessions.
^*** Co-Tuition - This figure is the fee to be paid if you are entitled to any partial concessions.

This course is run at the Roundhouse Campus

About the Roundhouse »

Harli-Marie Richards

Exploring the rewards of a childcare career

Taking children to see piglets and new-born lambs is all part of a day’s work for nursery practitioner Harli-Marie Richards. Having completed her childcare apprenticeship, Harli-Marie was taken on permanently by Derby College’s Little Explorers nursery at Broomfield Hall campus.

Before embarking on her apprenticeship, Harli-Marie took A-levels but had no interest in university. She spotted the nursery opportunity and hasn’t looked back since. She worked towards an advanced NVQ qualification while undertaking on-the-job training.

It’s a great job and I love the fact that the children are free to enjoy the outdoor space. Little Explorers is special and I can’t imagine any other nursery quite like ours. I definitely see my longterm career in nursery care – and I applied straight away when a permanent role became available at Little Explorers.