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Early Years
Level 2
Cheltenham
Forest of Dean
Gloucester
Course Overview
Full Time
Certificate
Certificate
Are you interested in working with young children and supporting their development? This course will give you an introduction to the basics of childcare. You’ll explore how young children grow and learn, and you’ll learn about the important role Early Years Practitioners play in this. With a blend of classroom learning and hands-on experience, you’ll get a solid foundation for your next steps in early years education.
What You’ll Learn
You’ll cover essential topics like how children develop, how to support their learning through play, and how to create safe and healthy environments for them to thrive. You’ll also learn how to work in partnership with parents and other professionals, focusing on key aspects of safeguarding and child welfare.
This course will cover:
- Communication and Personal Development within childcare/education
- Care routines for children
- Equality and Inclusion
- Supporting young children’s creativity
- Children’s play, development and learning
- Supporting young children’s behaviour
- Health, Safety and Safeguarding
- Working in partnership with services and professionals
- Observation, assessment and planning in children’s development and learning
You may also take part in work experience (CPD) where you’ll learn about practitioners in real-life early years settings, and we do encourage you to do this in our industry week.
This experience will help you build the skills you need for a future career in childcare, ready for your next steps.
Highlights
You can look forward to:
- Industry week where you can take part in a placement in a childcare setting
- Building practical real-world skills
- Hearing from early years practitioners
- Learning from early childhood education experts
Assessment
Assessment will be by a series of internally assessed assignments.
Anything else?
At Gloucestershire College we want students to develop their English and Maths skills so that they achieve their learning goals and future career aims. For this reason, all full-time students (16-18) who have not achieved grade 4 or above English language or maths GCSE will study these subjects as part of their course.
We also promote the development of additional wider skills such as communication and resilience through our Which Three Skills programme.
You will need to complete and pay for a DBS check to attend any work experience in a nursery setting. We have staff to help with this if required.
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Typical Entry Criteria
Three GCSE subjects at Grade 3 and above:
Gloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements.
For 19+ applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion.
All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.
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The general progression route for our Early Years (Level 2) programme is:
Education and Child Care (Level 3) T Level
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Higher Education, Apprenticeship or employment in industry
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Careers in the health, social care and early years industries are challenging but immensely rewarding, enabling you to make life-changing differences for the people and children you work with.
Health and Social Care
We offer support of teaching staff with industry experience, coupled with a fantastic set of facilities, including a full-sized training ward, and excellent placement and volunteering opportunities to build your skills and expertise.
Early Years
These courses focus on a range of key areas such as education, the care of young children, and physical health and emotional development. We are proud of our employer partnership with Tinies Nurseries, and our excellent progression opportunities too.
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