Course Content
Health and well-being:
- Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition
- Support healthy lifestyles for children through exercise
- Support physical care routines for children
- Promote children’s emotional well-being
- Understand how to support children who are unwell
Play, development and learning for school readiness:
- Understand the value of play in Early Years
- Plan, lead and review play opportunities which support children’s learning and development
- Promote enabling play environments
- Developing children’s emergent literacy skills
- Developing children’s emergent mathematical skills
- Support children’s transition to school
- Develop children’s cognitive skills
- Promote children’s speech, language and communication
- Promoting children’s physical development
- Promoting children’s personal, social and emotional development
- Support children with additional needs
- Use observation, assessment and planning to promote the development of children
- Use longitudinal studies to observe, assess and plan for children’s needs
Legislation, frameworks and professional practice:
- Understand legislation relating to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of children
- Use legislation relating to the health and safety of children
- Follow legislation relating to equality, diversity and inclusive practice
- Working in partnership
- Engage in professional development
Eligibility
Study this course with no course fees!
This course is funded via the National Skills Fund. You must either earn less than £18,525 per year or not hold a Level 3 qualification in any subject (equivalent to 2 full A levels, an advanced technical certificate or diploma)
You must also:
- Currently live in England
- Resident in the UK/EU for 3+ years, for purposes other than study
Not eligible for funding? Fund your qualification with an Advanced Learner Loan with nothing to pay until you earn over £27,525 a year.
Entry Requirements
Work Placements
Placements are required to achieve this qualification. A minimum of 350 placement hours is required in a setting working with age groups between 0-2, 2-3 and 3-5 years. During placement, learners will need support from a professional within the real work environment who will be required to complete professional development records. You will be given access to our online eLearning Platform to complete your assignments, alongside a specialist tutor who can support you throughout your qualification. You will also need a valid DBS.
Functional Skills
To qualify as a Level 3 Early Years Educator, you must hold English and Maths at GCSE A*-C, Grade 4 or above, or Level 2 Functional Skills. This will enable staff with an EYE qualification and Level 2 English and mathematics qualifications to count in the Level 3 staff: child ratios in childcare settings.