Early Years Educator Diploma

Highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well.

  • Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of nutrition.
  • Understand how to support children who are unwell.
  • Understand legislation relating to the safeguarding, protection & welfare of children.
  • Engage in professional development.
  • Understand the value of play in the early years.
  • Support children with additional needs.
  • Observation, assessment and planning to promote the development of children.
  • Longitudinal studies to observe, assess and plan for children’s needs/Develop children’s cognitive skills.
  • Promoting children’s physical development.
  • Our interactive virtual sessions have been developed by childcare specialists.
  • Safeguarding (covering British Values, FGM, County lines, Radicalisation and signs of abuse etc) Special Educational Needs
  • Speech & Language
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Challenging difficult behavior

You MUST be employed within an early years/school setting to complete this course.

This course will see you become a highly trained professional, who plays a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. You will also support children to develop numeracy and language skills through games and play.

  • Achieve a nationally recognised Level 3 Qualification
  • Build a foundation for progression in the education sector
  • Play a fundamental role in ensuring young children develop well
  • With additional experience, you can become the manager of an early years setting

This course is fully funded and is available to anyone who falls within the eligibility requirements below:

  • You have not yet received a Level 3 qualification or higher (equivalent to an A-level or higher).
  • Age 16+.
  • EU / UK Resident for 3+ years.
  • Complete a basic maths & English assessment before starting the course
  • You MUST be employed within an early years/school setting to complete this course.