Key Facts
- Starting
17 Sep 2025- Location
- Merton
- Start Time
- 09:30
- End Time
- 13:30
- Duration
- 30 Weeks
- Study Mode
- Part Time Day
- Days
- Wednesday
- Start Date
- 17 Sep 2025
- End Date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Level
- Level 3
- Code
- MAB3008CP
Fees
- 19+ Fee
- £ 0 - 6,942
L3 Technical Occupational Entry for the Early Years Workforce (Early Years Educator)
The aim of this qualification is to prepare learners to become early years educators, enabling them to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years.
Upon achievement of this qualification, it is intended that learners will be able to enter the workforce as early years educators.
You will be required to be working or have a voluntary placement for a minimum of 300 hours but with a recommendation of 350 hours which will give you the experience you need to complete this course
This course is funded under the government Free job offers so there will be no cost to you if you meet the criteria
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Entry Requirements
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Course Content
The course consists of 10 Mandatory units that must all be completed to achieve this qualification.- 1 Introduction to the role of the early years educator
- 2 Holistic child development
- 3 Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- 4 Effective communication in an early years setting
- 5 Safeguarding and welfare requirements
- 6 Health, wellbeing and safety
- 7 Promoting an effective early years curriculum
- 8 Assessment of children's learning and development
- 9 Understanding play for holistic development and learning
- 10 Partnership working
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Progression Next Steps
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Course Structure
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Assessment Details