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AL764
Early Years Care and Education

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Undergraduate awards typically reflect three to five years of study after secondary school and include Ordinary (Level 7) and Honours Bachelor Degrees and Higher Diplomas (Level 8's).

Undergraduate awards may be achieved directly or through a series of progression steps. Learners may choose to progress upwards from a Level 5 to a Level 6, Level 7 and finally a Level 8.

Undergraduate awards are awarded by the QQI, HEA or Higher Education Institutes.

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3rd level Graduates are qualified for a wide range of occupations, and their education prepares them for roles involving specific skills, and for coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include accountants, sales managers, computer programmers, teachers, chemists, environmental engineers, criminal investigators, and financial analysts.

Level on the National Framework of Qualifications
3 Years
Duration of course
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268

2017 Points

268

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The programme combines theory with hands-on experience and practical skills. Students experience the variety of the early years’ sector through placements in different childcare settings, thus providing the opportunity to link classroom learning with work based practice.

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You will learn how to meet the holistic physical, social, cognitive and educational needs of the child, and to understand the role of the family and society. The programme will promote a childcentered approach to care and education, taking account of physical, educational and emotional needs of babies and young children. It will provide an insight into the roles and responsibilities of practitioners who work with young babies and children. It will also encourage students to reflect on practice so as to better meet the needs of babies and children in a range of early years’ settings.


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 AL764 - Early Years Care and Education
Athlone IT - AIT

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AL764 - Early Years Care and Education
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To view Mature Entry requirements, or alternative requirements, please visit Qualifax or the Colleges' website from the links available in the Course Details section above.

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This course will accept any QQI Level 5 or 6 Major Award as an entry requirement.
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Essential Module Requirements:
G20031 - Social Studies
or 5N1370 - Social Studies
or D20032 - Human Growth & Development
or 5N1279 - Human Growth and Development
or D20153 - Working in Childcare
or 5N1770 - Early Care and Education Practice
or D20159 - Caring for Children (0-6 years)
or 5N1765 - Child Health and Well Being
or D20003 - Care Provision and Practice
or 5N2705 - Care Provision and Practice
or D20005 - Child Development
or 5N1764 - Child Development
or D20007 - Early Childhood Education
or 5N1773 - Early Childhood Education and Play
or 5N1786 - Special Needs Assisting

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As a graduate you can reasonably be expected to work as early years practitioners and assistants in creches, childcare centres and playgroups.



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Course Title College
Early Childhood Studies Dundalk IT - DKIT 
Early Years Care and Education Athlone IT - AIT 
Early Childhood - Teaching and Learning (part time) Maynooth University 
Education - Primary Teaching - Gaeltacht Applicants (Froebel) Maynooth University 
Education - Primary Teaching (Froebel) Maynooth University 
Mathematics with Education Maynooth University 
Early Childhood Education and Care - Wexford Campus Institute of Technology Carlow 
Early Childhood Education and Care Institute of Technology Carlow 
Science with Education Maynooth University 
Theology Pontifical University, St Patricks College