Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status (Hons) Swansea University

Overview

You will learn how to support children and recognise them as being at the centre of families, communities and the wider socio-economic world. You will study diversity, the uniqueness of each child and how Early Childhood professionals can support children in difficult situations such as those suffering from trauma and in social crisis. 

ECS currently has an increasingly significant high profile internationally at government level and within international organisations, where children’s rights, health, well-being and social problems have attracted much attention due to recent global movements and the refugee crisis. The course aims to provide specific education and training for those wanting to work with infants, toddlers and young children in a professional capacity.

The Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status (Hons) programme from Swansea University is a flexible degree offering a wide-range of specialist modules that allow you to tailor your future career goals while developing your individual interests. You will learn about the best ways to support children and families and community connections. You will earn qualified Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS), gaining practical work-based experience combined with theoretical and policy-based knowledge as well as the transferable skills required for effective Early Years practice.

Career

The graduates will qualify with the new Social Care Wales early years practitioner status.

Careers can include:

• Early Years Teaching

• Family and Community Support Workers

• Teaching Assistants

• Postgraduate study