Children require high-quality education and care during their formative years to reach their potential. This programme is structured to enable participants to become professional, reflective practitioners with an integrated approach in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).

This is an innovative programme where students learn how to combine theory and practice and to develop as reflective practitioners. An active learning environment is achieved through lectures, seminars, workshops, and enquiry-based learning with children’s learning materials. The programme is focused upon promotion of the outdoors space in early year’s provision.

Are there opportunities for further study?

Graduates may progress to postgraduate studies including: speech and language therapy, play therapy, child, family & community studies, primary school teaching, Montessori and adult and community education.

What are the career prospects?

Positions that graduates work in include:

• ECEC educators and managers in a variety ECEC settings.

• They may work directly with children, with parents, with co-professional colleagues or in the wider community or indeed all of the above in a complex daily role.

• Graduates may also work with children, families and diverse communities as Family Resource workers.

• ECEC graduates may work with children, families and communities, other professionals and institutions and early childhood in the wider local, national and international context.