Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status BA (Hons)

This course can be studied in our Swansea SA1 campus or our Carmarthen campus, depending on which location the student prefers.Early Years Education and Care: Early Years Practitioner Status is a full time three-year degree programme which includes both lectures and practical placement experience. This Early Years Practitioner Status programme is included in the Social Care Wales’ list of required qualifications to work within the early years and childcare sector in Wales. As part of this programme students attend placement at a variety of early years settings to gather the vocational experience necessary for gaining Early Years Practitioner Status. The timetable is designed to support students to have plenty of time to complete placement experience and University based learning. Suitable placements could include maintained and non-maintained nurseries, crèche, Cylchoedd Meithrin, Foundation Phase classes in primary schools and Flying Start Centres. Students who successfully complete this programme will have a degree as well as a licence to practice within a range of early years settings.Students learn about all aspects of young children’s education and care, giving students opportunities to link practical activities and experiences to theories relating to holistic development. Learning activities include group discussions, workshops, study visits as well as lectures in order to develop knowledge and understanding of a range of relevant topics. There is an emphasis on hands-on learning in order to support the understanding of the links between theory and practice within the early years.Guest speakers provide opportunities to hear from sector-leading experts and keep students up-to-date with current policy and developments within the early years’ sector. There are also optional residential visits to other parts of the UK and abroad.