- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
Overview
If you work with young children in a setting such as pre-school, childminding, day nursery or children’s centre, this Foundation degree has been designed to fit around your work commitments. It combines academic study with your work experience, preparing you to work in multi-disciplinary teams in early years settings. On completion, you also have direct entry to one of our one year top-up pathways (Early Years, SEND or Education), enabling you to gain a full BA (Hons) degree. This course offers opportunities for students to study through blended learning in which 60% is online and 40% attending Saturday study days (six per academic year). Mock classrooms with specialist technology including a resourced early-years classroom leading to our Forest School and garden space
Entry requirements
| UCAS Tariff points | 48 UCAS points |
|---|---|
| Other conditions | dbs_check · …points including 32 from at least 1 A-level or equivalentAn Enhanced DBS check is required Applicants must be working (or volunteering) within an appropriate setting for a minimum of one day per week for… |
English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.0 overall, no part below 5.5 |
|---|
IELTS 6.0 overall, with minimum 5.5 in each element
Fees
International students: £9,535 per year
UK students: £9,535 per year
UK/Home: £9,535 per year
International: £9,535 per year
Start dates
September
Application deadline
September entry (UG and PG non-block); 18 July 2025 (Nursing and PG block)
Campus
- Bedford Campus, United Kingdom
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