FdA Early Years Care and Education: University of Brighton

Course details

Early Years Care and Education will provide you with the specialist knowledge and skills you need to progress your career and gain academic credibility in early years. It will support your work with babies, toddlers and/or young children (from birth to five) in private, voluntary, independent and maintained settings.

This course is run by the university's School of Education which has an excellent national reputation.

Career and progression opportunities

This foundation degree provides a recognised route to the long pathway for Early Years Professional Status which includes studying for an ordinary degree. It also allows you to progress to a full honours degree and then on to other postgraduate courses including those leading to Qualified Teacher Status - providing you meet any additional requirements.

Entry requirements

• For non-native speakers of English: IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing.
• Other: Applicants are normally expected to meet the following: Two years experience working in an early years setting; Currently working in an early years setting with at least 12 hours per week of activity-focused time with groups of children aged 0-5 years; Consent from employer to support mentoring, assessment and workplace course activities; An appropriate A-level, OR a relevant NVQ/SVQ level 3 or other vocationally related NQF level 3 qualification, OR an advanced modern apprenticeship in Early Years or other appropriate subject; Computer access with word processing facilities and internet.