Childrens Learning and Development

About this programme

A distance learning foundation degree for practitioners who work with young children, letting you study whilst working in practice. The Foundation Degree (FdA) Children’s Learning and Development enables practitioners to undertake a programme of study whilst working in practice. Students will typically be employed as child minders, early years practitioners, support assistants, teaching assistants, managers or advisors working in nurseries, schools, children’s centres or family hubs. Their role will involve working with children, aged 0–8 years, and their families and wider communities. This programme is fundamentally designed for practitioners who work with young children and colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds. As such we have a duty to foster an inclusive approach where different backgrounds and cultures are cherished and celebrated. Different cultural experiences and identities are embraced, to better flourish in an increasingly diverse and complex world. A central aspect of the programme is that students will have the opportunity to examine various ways in which children and childhood may be understood and conceptualised through their understanding of the philosophies, beliefs and attitudes that underpin different understandings of babies, young children and multiple childhoods. Central to this is the professional roles within current global, national and local contexts that strive to achieve social justice as a fundamental human right. This qualification will enable graduates to understand the impact of events, such as adverse childhood experiences, or ev