Level 3 Extended Diploma for Working in the Early Years Sector (Early Years Educator)

Course Overview

You will have assessor support to build your knowledge and skills of working in an Early Years setting. You will need to meet with your assessor online via Microsoft Teams every 4/5 weeks online for support, planning and feedback on building your knowledge, and skills within Early Years. You will receive 3 assessor observations throughout the course.

What You Will Study

1. Introduction to the role of the early years educator 
2. Holistic child development
3. Children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) 
4. Effective communication in an early years setting
5. Safeguarding and welfare requirements 
6. Health, wellbeing and safety
7. Promoting an effective early years curriculum 
8. Assessment of children’s learning and development 
9. Understanding play for learning and holistic development 
10. Partnership working
11. Reflection and supervision in an early years setting 
12. Learner-led enquiry in an early years setting 
13. Sustainable practice in an early years setting
14. Neuroscience for early years practice 
15. Understand the role of the early years educator as an advocate for children with special educational needs
    and disabilities (SEND) 
16. Enabling play environments in an early years setting