Giving you a grounding in child development and early education, our Early Childhood Education and Care.After all, events and the environment which make up a child’s early years can have a lasting impact on their development it’s important, therefore, that children have the best possible start in life. These practical experiences, combined with your academic studies, will help you develop the skills that employers are looking for some of our past students are now employed as primary and early years teachers, early years practitioners, social care, or NHS workers. Others are employed in special educational needs support, as teaching assistants, learning mentors and in early training services roles.During this early childhood course, you’ll have the option to be assessed against the Graduate Practitioner Competencies (GPCs) of the Early Childhood Studies Degree Network (ECSDN). Successful demonstration of these competencies will mean you’ll be awarded Graduate Practitioner Status (GPS) alongside your degree. Gaining GPCs could increase your career prospects when looking for employment in the education and care of young children.