Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Foundation Year at Swansea University
Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Foundation Year (BA (Hons), X31F) at Swansea University asked for 72–80 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had under 96 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on swansea.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~80 points
Openbelow CCC
Published as 72 - 80 points
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 swansea.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 80
The middle entrant had under 96 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, no formal qualifications 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- X31F · X3 education studies
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Foundation year
- built in
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
85%
still studying
UK 83%
15%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%91%
Learning opportunities88%90%
Assessment and feedback87%90%
Academic support94%92%
Organisation and management97%89%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice87%85%
50 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£24.5k5 years£31.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
60% working15% studying20% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
35%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
90%
use what they learned
UK 83%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation35%
- Teaching Professionals20%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Secretarial and related occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Swansea, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- SA2 8PP
Subjects
early childhood studies social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Swansea University - Singleton Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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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.
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