Early Childhood Education and Care - BA (Hons)

Norland

As an award-winning specialist provider, Norland offers a unique blend of academic degree study alongside practical training and a wealth of hands-on experience that will set you apart from other early years professionals.

Our world-famous training combines a three-year full-time BA (Hons) degree in Early Childhood Education and Care alongside the prestigious skills-based Norland diploma and a value-added curriculum of specialist training.

You will study the Norland diploma alongside the degree course and for a fourth year following completion of the degree. The diploma will prepare you for all the practical aspects of the care and development of young children as well as critical professional and life skills. In your fourth year, you will undertake your final module of the diploma as a probationary nanny in paid full-time employment for 12 months. There are no tuition fees to pay during this year.

Once you have successfully completed both the degree and diploma, you will earn the professional title ‘Norlander’ or ‘Norland Nanny’, as our fully qualified graduates are known.

The national industry-recognised Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies (ECGPC) is integrated throughout the degree and placements. On completion of the degree and placements, you’ll gain industry-recognised Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies (ECGPC) status in both early childhood academic knowledge and practice skills.

This course provides an unrivalled opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the early years. Our lecturers have a passion for this subject area and considerable professional and academic experience in both education and working with families. Their teaching draws on many disciplines including psychology, neuroscience, child health, philosophy, social sciences, and education. We also regularly invite guest speakers, so you’ll have the opportunity to hear from experts working in the field. Each of the three years is divided into three trimesters with your time split between placement and Norland. In total, you will spend 1,265 hours on 8 placements across the three years and a 25-hour new born experience – this amounts to 34 weeks on placement or around 35% of the course.