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Childcare

Study a childcare degree at Newcastle College University Centre 

Our courses within childcare have been designed in conjunction with employers to ensure course content is industry relevant. You will have the opportunity to undertake additional qualifications alongside your degree as well as undertake a work placement to help get you work-ready.

FdA Children and Young People

This course is ideally suited to those who wish to work with children and young people and prepares you for employment within early years, play work, or as a teaching assistant. The course has been developed with input from professionals working within the vocational sector to ensure that it is industry relevant.

Optional pathway:

FdA Children and Young People (Early Years Educator)
This pathway is aimed at those whose area of interest lies within the early years sector and offers a full and relevant childcare qualification enabling you to be counted in qualified staff ratios in early years settings.

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BA (Hons) Children and Young People (Top-Up)

This course will enable you to build on the knowledge and experience you gained at Foundation Degree level and develop relevant advanced skills that are necessary to wor with children and young people.

This course has been developed with input from professionals working within the sector to ensure it is industry relevant. Modules surrounding safeguarding, inclusion and transitions will give you the essential knowledge required for a professional role within a young person’s environment, in early settings ranging fro nurseries, to children’s centres and primary schools.

This programme also has a recognised management qualification embedded from the Charted Management Institute (CMI).

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Study with us and you will:

  • have access to our childcare training rooms, designed to train students in nursery and school age childcare.
  • undertake a work placement to develop your personal and professional skills. Previous students have securedplacements with schools, day nurseries and disability teams.
  • benefit from industry expertise through our guest lecture series.
  • work on live projects set by employers to give you an insight into your chosen sector.
  • learn in smaller class sizes for more one-to-one tutor support.
  • have the opportunity to undertake additional qualifications alongside your degree such as First Aid.
  • be taught by industry experienced tutors who know what it takes to succeed.
  • be assessed in a variety of ways including projects, examinations, portfolios and presentations.
  • have the opportunity to undertake the Early Years Educator pathway as part of our Children and Young People Foundation Degree enabling you to be counted in qualified staff ratios in early years settings.