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Early Years Educator

Key Details

  • Price: £2,700
  • Course Length: 18 months
  • Course Delivery: Online
  • Guided Learning Hours: 486
  • Accredited by: NCFE Level 3
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This course provides a nationally recognised qualification. The course combines high standards of teaching, mentoring and assessing, along with providing opportunities to gain practical childcare skills. Through participation in a work placement scheme, we provide students with an amazing opportunity to both study and build up their professional experience in childcare.

This intensive course is designed for working people, with guided online learning available throughout the academic year, alongside mentoring and assessing that can be set up at mutually agreeable times.

The main benefit of completing this course is the wide range of employment opportunities that our students can choose to follow. You can apply for work in settings such as crèches, nurseries, reception classes at schools or pre-school centres, and you can progress to becoming an independent practitioner, focus on a specialism, or transition into management.

Course Structure

Theme 1

Health and Well-being

Theme 2

Legislation, frameworks and professional practice

Theme 3

Play, development and learning for school readiness

Further Details

Course Price

Tuition fees for our NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator) are

£2,700 which includes an up front £300 registration fee, payable upon acceptance of a place with us.

We also offer a monthly instalment plan: £300 registration fee followed by 12 monthly payments of £210.

Course Duration
Students are given a 18 month window to complete the course. Typically, students take 12 to 18 months to complete all their assignments. However, it is possible to complete it in as little as 9 months, if you are able to put more time into your studies.
Prerequisites
Note that to work as an Early Years Educator and be part of the staffing ratios it is necessary to hold either GCSEs or Functional Skills Level 2 in math and English. If you completed your studies in math and English abroad at the age of 16, you could apply for a statement of comparability at ECCTIS. However, if English was your secondary language, it is likely that you will be required to complete Functional Skills Level 2 or GCSE in English.
How will I be assessed?

In order to gain this qualification the student is expected to:

Demonstrate their theoretical and practical skills through their individual work and completing written assignments

Complete longitudinal study (child observations and running records by students)

Demonstrate their practical skills and vocational competence in the Real Work Environment

Accreditation
The course is accredited by NCFE at level 3.

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It’s very well equipped course study and I am delighted to be in this class to improve and broaden my knowledge in childcare.

– Theresa L.

I enjoy doing my level 3 in childcare with LSCS, everyone is helpful and very quick in dealing with any issues.

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