This course provides a mixture of both core and specialist knowledge over a two-year period. Students will be expected to carry out extensive work experience (750 hours) to develop their skills and knowledge. Students will get involved in our Teddy Tots sessions and use our outdoor classroom as par
DurationThe Course in Detail
This course provides a mixture of both core and specialist knowledge over a two-year period. Students will be expected to carry out extensive work experience (750 hours) to develop their skills and knowledge. Students will get involved in our Teddy Tots sessions and use our outdoor classroom as part of their course.
High standards of attire are a strict requirement during your course and will include a set college uniform. Text books relating to your course will be essential for your learning.
Learners need to show competence in both skills and knowledge, they will need to be working or be on a practical placement in a learning environment (early years setting) during the taught programme of study, and therefore will also require a clear Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Initially students learn the core knowledge for the Education and Childcare sector. This includes consideration of the following 12 aspects:
Wider context of education and childcare
Child development
Supporting education
Safeguarding
Managing behaviour
Use of observation and assessment
Equality and diversity
Special educational needs and disability
English as an additional language
Working with parents, families and carers
Working with others
Reflective practice.
The core elements are assessed through an Employer Set Project and an externally marked exam. Combined this will be graded A*-U.
In year two there are specialisms that can be followed. The specialist content ensures students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve competence in this area. Students will be assessed by synoptic assessments and observations carried out while on their work placements. These elements combined will be graded Distinction, Merit, Pass and Ungraded.
Early Years & Childcare Specialism
This includes showing competence of the knowledge and skills of following performance outcomes:
Support and promote children’s play, development and early education
Develop relationships with children to facilitate their development
Plan, provide and review care, play and educational opportunities to enable children to progress
Safeguard and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of children
Work in partnership with colleagues, parents, carers and other professionals to support children’s development
This specialism is full and relevant for childcare ratios.
Entry Requirements & Progression
What You'll Need
Five GCSEs at grade 9-5 including English and Maths, or a full Level 2 qualification with a Merit profile and grades 9-5 in GCSE English and Maths. Experience in a childcare setting is desirable.
This Could Lead to
This T Level provides a route directly into employment. Students who specialise in Early Years and Childcare will have a recognised technical qualification that is on the full and relevant list of recognised qualifications allowing students to be included in staff ratios at Level 3.
This T Level also attributes UCAS points and could lead to university or higher training such as a Foundation Degree or BA Degree in teacher training (Science GCSE at grade C/4 is required for teaching).
South Hampshire College Group
South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) brings together three Further Education colleges from Eastleigh, Fareham, and Southampton to create a strong and ambitious organisation.
We’re here to help you build a better future, including students, apprentices and our region’s businesses. We strive for everyone to be successful in their future through high-quality technical and professional education and training.
Eastleigh College
A leading technical and professional college which teaches over 5,700 students from across the country each year, offering a wide range of programmes to provide school leavers, apprentices and adult learners at all educational stages with the skills and knowledge needed for a highly rewarding future.
Through its extensive industry partnerships across the Solent, Hampshire and ‘South Central’ region, the college also supports more than 1,000 businesses with their ongoing training, updating, certification and licensing needs.
Fareham College
An Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ rated college that teaches over 3,200 students each year and offers a diverse range of courses. These include T Levels, traineeships, apprenticeships, HE, and part-time and professional courses. These courses help prepare students for employment in their chosen career path or progress to university or onto an apprenticeship.
The college was a wave one T Level provider in 2020 and is the lead college for the South Coast Institute of
Technology (IoT).
Southampton College
A well-established general further education college in Hampshire, providing career-led courses, apprenticeships and education for young people, adults and businesses. The college has been serving the City of Southampton for over 70 years and currently has around 3,000 students and apprentices.
CEMAST
Our Centre of Excellence in Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training (CEMAST) is an outstanding provider of career-led courses, including T Levels and Higher Technical Qualifications. Our courses will open the doors to many exciting progression and career opportunities.
CETC
Our Civil Engineering Training Centre (CETC) is a purpose-built two-acre mock construction site close to our CEMAST training centre on the Daedalus Airfield, and is dedicated to the delivery of a specialist Civil Engineering & Groundworks Apprenticeship and also specialist training in Highways.
Mission Statement
South Hampshire College Group is committed to creating better futures for all of our students. It is our mission to enable students, apprentices and regional businesses to enjoy successful futures through high-quality technical and professional education and training.
It is our aspiration to lead a better distributed, accessible, and collaborative group of South Hampshire Colleges. Through this, we will provide outstanding education and training across a wide community of students and employers in the Solent region. Our work will support the skills needs of employers and improve regional productivity, economic development and social mobility.
We will be an agile organisation, constantly developing and improving, while remaining responsive to policy and reforms in further education, and adaptive to the changing needs of the region’s employers.
About Coursetakers.com
Coursetakers.com is more than a decade old course aggregator and Online course platform that helps students find courses and compare course prices from Training providers in the USA, by just submitting their inquiry through the website. Coursetakers also helps Institutes, Universities and Online Instructors market their courses, gain leads and get more students to enroll into their courses.
© 2025 coursetakers.com All Rights Reserved. Terms and Conditions of use | Privacy Policy
Online
USA
UK
India
UAE
South Africa
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Malaysia
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Jordan