Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year at Canterbury Christ Church University

Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), X391) at Canterbury Christ Church University asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had under 96 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on canterbury.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check canterbury.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 64

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had under 96 points.

15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 5%, other qualifications 5%.

Course

Award: Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code: X391 · X3 education studies
Duration: 4 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Foundation
Year: 2027

Foundation year: built in

Student experience

After the first yearSubject at this uni

70%

still studying

UK 77%

25%

left higher education

UK 15%

moved to a lower award

UK 2%

45 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveySubject at this uni

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%93%

Learning opportunities97%94%

Assessment and feedback93%93%

Academic support97%92%

Organisation and management92%90%

Learning resources94%91%

Student voice93%88%

20 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£30k3 years

£27k5 years

£29k

£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

69% working11% working and studying6% studying6% unemployed9% other

UK, same subject: 88% in work or study

65%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 75%

85%

say their work is meaningful

UK 95%

70%

use what they learned

UK 85%

Welfare Professionals29%
Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals12%
Sales occupations9%
Welfare and housing associate professionals9%
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation6%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 105 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Canterbury, South East England, England
Postcode: CT1 1QU

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Subjects

early childhood studies social sciences

Campus

Campus: Canterbury
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Childhood and youth studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Canterbury Christ Church University	Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year this course	64 points	under 96
Coventry University	Childhood, Youth and Education Studies with foundation year BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Grwp Llandrillo Menai	Childhood & Education Studies FdA	64 points	—
Newcastle College University Centre	Children and Young People FdA	64 points	—
Stranmillis University College	Early Childhood Studies (Foundation Degree) FD	64 points	—
Trafford & Stockport College Group	Childhood Studies BA (Hons)	64 points	—
University Campus Oldham	Children and Young People FdA	64 points	—
University Centre Somerset	Early Childhood Education and Care Foundation Degree FdA	64 points	—
University of Bradford	Working with Children, Young People and Families (with Integrated Foundation Year and Placement Year) BA	64 points	—
University of Northampton	Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	Child and Youth Studies BA (Hons)	63 - 64 points	128–143

See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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