Level 3 Early Years Educator Course in Islington. Evening classes run at Early Years Alliance, with a mix of online study and time at the centre. You need to be working or volunteering in an early years nursery, pre-school, or home-based childcare setting to enrol. The course covers the knowledge, skills, and behaviours set out in the DfE Early Years Educator criteria, qualifying you to be counted in staff-to-child ratios. The course typically takes 18 months.
Who this course is for
This qualification is designed to prepare learners with the knowledge, skills and understanding to enter work in an early years setting and be included in staff: child ratios.
This qualification includes both knowledge and skills that meet the Department for Education Early Years Educator (DfE EYE) criteria in full and map to the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) within the Early Years Educator occupational standard ST0135 in England
This qualification is designed for learners preparing to become early years educators, enabling them to work with children from birth to 5 years and gain knowledge of children aged 5 to 7 years
Entry requirements
Learners must be 16 years or above and working or volunteering in a early years nursery, pre-school or home based childcare setting.
What you will learn
You'll develop knowledge of child development from birth to five years and beyond.
You'll learn how to plan and deliver activities that support children's learning and development.
You'll understand how to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in your care.
You'll learn how to observe, assess, and record children's progress.
You'll develop skills in supporting children's communication, language, and literacy.
You'll understand how to work in partnership with parents, carers, and other professionals.
You'll learn how to support children's health, wellbeing, and physical development.
How you will learn
Learning is blended: you'll study online in your own time and attend evening classes at the centre in Islington. Assessment includes knowledge-based assessments and practical skills observation in your early years setting. Your work in the setting forms a core part of how your competence is assessed, so active workplace or volunteering experience is built into the course throughout.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Early Years Alliance will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Nursery practitioner: counted in staff-to-child ratios at nurseries and pre-schools.
Room leader: leading a room or age-group within a nursery setting.
Early years keyworker: taking responsibility for a group of key children.
Childminder: running your own registered home-based childcare.
Pre-school assistant: supporting learning and play in pre-school settings.
Nursery nurse: working across nursery and early years care settings.
What you could study next
Level 3 Early Years SENCO Award: if you want to take on special educational needs coordination responsibilities in your setting.
Level 4 Certificate for the Early Years Advanced Practitioner: a step up for practitioners moving into senior or specialist roles.
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services: suited to those moving toward management or leadership in early years.
