Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status, BA (Hons) ,With Year Abroad

Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) offers a holistic approach to understanding children from birth to eight years. It marks the importance of early childhood as a significant period in life which is the basis for a life-long-learning, where children are viewed as capable and competent members of society. On this course students are required to spend a minimum of 700 hours (approximately 20 weeks) on placement in early childhood settings and are required to display competency in National Occupational Standards to meet Social Care Wales standards. Placements are full-time and set out in blocks of between five and ten weeks. Graduates will qualify with the Early Years Practitioner Status qualification.

Our standard entry requirement is BBB (UCAS tariff points 120) or equivalent. All offers are made following a review of the application form, predicted/achieved grades and subjects, the reference and personal statement. We also accept a range of advanced level qualifications including: International Baccalaureate 32; Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales- grade equivalent to A-level; Access to Higher Education and Open University qualifications, and Extended Project.

Please be aware that all students are required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) check (or Police check for overseas students) as part of the enrolment process for our Early Childhood Studies programmes and there is a cost for this service. Please see our DBS Application Guidance page for more details.

The DBS Update Service:

The Update Service is a paid annual subscription that keeps your DBS certificate up to date, allowing you to reuse your certificate for future work and placements. We strongly advise you to register for the Update Service to avoid having to apply for a new enhanced DBS certificate for each placement. You can subscribe through the DBS website, though you must do so within 30 days of the issue date of your DBS certificate.

If you are already subscribed to the Update Service then please email cas.admissions@swansea.ac.uk

Here are the requirements for International students. For applicants whose first language is not English, we require a minimum IELTS score of 6.0.

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