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Level 3 Early Years Educator Course Online – Hawk Training

Cost£2,495.00
Duration12 months
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyPearson Edexcel awarding body
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About this course

Level 3 Children's Learning and Development (Early Years Educator) Course. Study online. You study at your own pace, with one-to-one support for guidance and feedback, so you can fit learning around your work in an early years setting. The course takes around 12 months and covers child development, safeguarding, equality and inclusion, assessment practice, and health and wellbeing. You must be working in an early years setting in England to enrol, and you'll need GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above.

Who this course is for

The Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Children’s Learning and Development (Early Years Educator) is for learners who work in, or want to work with children in Early Years settings in England only.

The course provides learners with the opportunity to demonstrate competence as an Early Years Educator, Child Minder or Nursery Nurse, to develop knowledge and skills related to the specified job roles in early years education and achieve a nationally-recognised Level 3 qualification. Learners will also develop their own personal growth and engagement in learning.

Entry requirements

Learners must be working in an Early years setting.

What you will learn

  • You'll understand children's early development and how to support learning in early years settings.
  • You'll learn how to plan and deliver effective teaching and learning experiences.
  • You'll develop skills in making accurate and productive use of assessment.
  • You'll apply principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in early years practice.
  • You'll implement the Early Years Foundation Stage framework.
  • You'll promote the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in your care.
  • You'll understand child protection and safeguarding responsibilities.
  • You'll develop partnership working skills with families and other professionals.

How you will learn

This is a remote course with one-to-one support throughout. Assessment is through product evidence, working documents, and witness testimonies gathered in your early years setting. Because you're assessed in the workplace, you must be employed or placed in an early years setting in England for the duration of the course.

What you will need to bring

You'll need access to an early years setting in England where you can gather workplace evidence. Hawk Training will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Nursery practitioner: working with children aged 0 - 5 in a nursery
  • Early years educator: counted in statutory staffing ratios at Level 3
  • Childminder: registered to care for children in a home setting
  • Nursery nurse: supporting children's development in a nursery or school
  • Room leader: leading a room or age-group within a nursery setting
  • Teaching assistant (early years): supporting reception or Year 1 classes

What you could study next

  • Level 5 Early Childhood Education and Care Diploma: moves you toward senior practitioner or management roles in early years settings.
  • Early Childhood Studies degree (BA): a university route for those wanting to move into advisory, leadership, or specialist roles.
  • Level 3 Award in Education and Training: useful if you want to train or mentor other early years staff.
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