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Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) (BA (Hons), XYP1) at Cardiff Metropolitan University asked for 104 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.

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

UCAS tariff
Moderate
around 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 cardiffmet.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
0%10%20%30%40%5%<9630%965%11220%1281445%16015%1761922082245%240+
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104

15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points. At least 6% of them had fewer than the 104 asked.

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

Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
Code
XYP1
Duration
3 years
Mode
Full-time
Starts
September 2027
Entry
Year 1
Year
2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 77%
15%
left higher education
UK 15%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
20 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%93%
Learning opportunities94%94%
Assessment and feedback75%93%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management96%90%
Learning resources92%91%
Student voice82%88%
15 final-year students · 93% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months
£28k3 years
£21.5k5 years
£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
70% working15% working and studying15% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
70%
use what they learned
UK 85%
  • Welfare Professionals25%
  • Welfare and housing associate professionals20%
  • Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation10%
  • Administrative occupations5%
  • Caring personal services5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 50 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus
Cardiff, Wales, Wales
Postcode
CF23 6XD
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Subjects

early childhood studies social sciences

Campus

Campus
Cyncoed Campus
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.

UniversityCourseEntryMiddle entrant
Burnley CollegeChildren, Young People and Their Services FD104 - 112 points—
Canterbury Christ Church UniversityEarly Childhood Studies BA (Hons)112 pointsunder 96
University of BedfordshireChildhood and Youth Studies BA (Hons)96 - 112 points96–111
Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityEarly Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) this course104 points128–143
Coventry UniversityChildhood, Youth and Education Studies BA (Hons)104 points112–127
University of BradfordWorking with Children, Young People and Families BA (Hons)104 points96–111
University of ChesterEarly Childhood and Primary Education BA (Hons)104 points112–127
University of ChichesterChildhood BA (Hons)104 points—
University of HullEarly Childhood Studies (Early Years Educator) BA (Hons)104 points—
York St John UniversityChildren, Young People and Society BA (Hons)104 points96–111
University College BirminghamEarly Childhood Studies BA (Hons)80 - 96 points96–111

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