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Key details

Course area
Early Years and Education
Student type
16 - 18 courses
Course type
Full-time Further Education course
Course level
Entry Level
Start date
Tuesday 1st September 2026
Location
Basford 664 Nuthall Road, Nottingham, NG8 6AQ
Course code
Parent course code:C050427 Child course code: Q050428
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Course introduction

This course is perfect if you want to work with children but feel worried about taking the first steps onto a course which has a placement/work experience or if you like the sound of a smaller group with lots of opportunities to learn practically.

You will learn how children learn through play, how to keep them safe and how to set up exciting activities for them.

You will also learn about becoming a professional and visit different types of places where you might work with or take children to.

You will be taking part in some activities that you would do with children. For example craft activities, sensory play, messy play as well as maths and English games. These may be messy at times but you will learn how children will learn from them, so joining in necessary.

You will also do 30 hours of industry activities and 30 hours of enrichment activities over the year.

Course information

1 year

Entry Level Foundation Certificate in the Education and Care of Young Children

You’ll need Functional Skills Entry 2 or Entry 3 or GCSE grade 1 or below in Maths and English.

Assessment methods include discussions, posters, written, short answer and multiple choice tests.

You could progress to Caring for Children Level 1.

Students aged 16-18 don't have to pay tuition fees.

If you are an EU/EEA or Swiss National, please visit our EU Settled Status scheme page for more information.

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Careers related to this course

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Nursery Education Teaching Professionals

Potential Earnings

£45,060.52

Average Earnings

£30,259.00

Source: Office for National Statistics' Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE).

Pathways

Teaching and Lecturing

People in these occupations teach classes, give lectures, assist students, and provide training and instruction services.

Skills

Learning Strategies

Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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