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Early Childhood Education Graduate Practitioner (with Foundation Year)

BA · University of Bedfordshire · 4 years

Early Childhood Education Graduate Practitioner (with Foundation Year)

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University of Bedfordshire

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION88%
CONTINUATION54%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 17% of the work its graduates go into (Low).
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About this course

Early childhood education is the professional and academic field concerned with the care, development, and learning of children from birth through to the start of compulsory schooling and beyond. It draws on developmental psychology, education theory, health and wellbeing research, and social policy to understand what children need and how practitioners can best support their growth across all domains: physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and communicative. This four-year full-time programme at the University of Bedfordshire leads to the Graduate Practitioner qualification and includes a foundation year, which provides an additional period of academic and professional preparation before the main degree begins. The foundation year is designed to support students who are entering higher education from a range of backgrounds and who want to build their confidence and knowledge base befo

Where its graduates go

The 4 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

  • 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 60% of graduatescards →
  • 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 5% of graduatescards →
  • 8 / 100Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).