Early childhood studies degrees
125 courses at 55 UK universities offer early childhood studies for 2027 entry: most ask for between 64 and 104 UCAS points; 2 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB.
Qualifications BA (Hons) 97, FdA 12, FD 4, BA 3
Study full-time 120, part-time 5
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Often studied with
Joint honours courses pairing early childhood studies with another subject.
- education studies 15
- childhood studies 8
- early years education 5
- learning support 5
- psychology 4
- childhood and youth studies 3
- disability studies 3
- primary education 2
Course codes
What these courses' UCAS codes start with.
- X3 education studies 51
- X1 teacher training 8
- L5 social work 6
- A1 pre-clinical medicine 2
- C8 psychology 2
- X2 study skills in education 2
Universities
- Liverpool Hope University 9
- Barnsley College University Centre 6
- Lincoln Bishop University 6
- University of Roehampton 6
- Oxford Brookes University 5
- Cardiff Metropolitan University 4
- DN Colleges Group 4
- University of Bradford 4
- University of Wolverhampton 4
- Coventry University 3
- Holy Cross Sixth Form College and University Centre 3
- Swansea University 3
- University Centre Somerset 3
- University Centre West Anglia 3
- University of Chichester 3
- University of Greater Manchester 3
- University of Hull 3
- Birmingham City University 2
- Birmingham Newman University 2
- Canterbury Christ Church University 2
- London Metropolitan University 2
- Middlesbrough College 2
- Sheffield Hallam University 2
- Stranmillis University College 2
- University Campus Oldham 2
- University Centre Calderdale College 2
- University of Chester 2
- University of Northampton 2
- University of Plymouth 2
- University of Portsmouth 2
- Wrexham University 2
- York College & University Centre 2
- Activate Learning 1
- Anglia Ruskin University 1
- Blackburn College 1
- Blackpool and the Fylde College 1
- City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) 1
- De Montfort University 1
- Edge Hill University 1
- Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group 1
- Gateshead College 1
- Havant and South Downs College 1
- Leeds Beckett University 1
- Middlesex University 1
- Nottingham Trent University 1
- Open University 1
- UCL (University College London) 1
- University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College) 1
- University Centre Farnborough 1
- University Centre St Helens 1
- University of East London 1
- University of Huddersfield 1
- University of Suffolk 1
- West Suffolk College 1
- York St John University 1
Courses
| Code | Course | Award | University | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27EY | Early Years Professional Leadership for England (HTQ) | HND | Activate Learning | — | UCAS |
| X3C0 | Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) | BA (Hons) | Anglia Ruskin University | — | UCASUNI |
| PECH | Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) | BA (Hons) | Barnsley College University Centre | — | UCAS |
| LEEY | Early Years Lead Practitioner | FD | Barnsley College University Centre | — | UCAS |
| UCB1 | Professional Practice: Education Studies (Top up) | BA (Hons) | Barnsley College University Centre | — | UCAS |
| SYPF | Professional Practice: Supporting Young People, Children and Families (Top up) | BA (Hons) | Barnsley College University Centre | — | UCAS |
| SLAN | Supporting Education, Behaviour and Additional Needs | FdEd | Barnsley College University Centre | — | UCASUNI |
| SCFS | Supporting Families and Communities | FdEd | Barnsley College University Centre | — | UCASUNI |
| X320 | Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies | BA (Hons) | Birmingham City University | — | UCASUNI |
| X32F | Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies with a Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Birmingham City University | — | UCASUNI |
| X333 | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Birmingham Newman University | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| X31B | Early Childhood Studies SIPE (Studies in Primary Education) with Professional Practice Top Up | BA (Hons) | Birmingham Newman University | — | UCAS |
| LX53 | Early Childhood Studies | FdA | Blackburn College | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| X100 | Children, Families and Education | CertHE | Blackpool and the Fylde College | — | UCAS |
| L590 | Working with Children, Young People and Families | BA (Hons) | University of Bradford | 104 points | UCASUNI |
| L593 | Working with Children, Young People and Families (with Integrated Foundation Year and Placement Year) | BA | University of Bradford | 64 points | UCAS |
| L592 | Working with Children, Young People and Families (with Integrated Foundation Year) | BA | University of Bradford | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| L591 | Working with Children, Young People and Families (with placement year) | BA (Hons) | University of Bradford | 104 points | UCASUNI |
| 887B | Early Childhood Education and Care | BA (Hons) | University Centre Somerset | 80 points | UCASUNI |
| X310 | Early Childhood Education and Care (Top-up) | BA (Hons) | University Centre Somerset | — | UCAS |
| 86G4 | Early Childhood Education and Care Foundation Degree | FdA | University Centre Somerset | 64 points | UCAS |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Canterbury Christ Church University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| X391 | Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Canterbury Christ Church University | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| XYP1 | Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) | BA (Hons) | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 104 points | UCASUNI |
| XBP1 | Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) (Bilingual) | BA (Hons) | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 104 points | UCASUNI |
| XBPF | Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) (Bilingual) (with Foundation year) | BA (Hons) | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| XYPF | Early Years Education and Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| X325 | Early Childhood and Primary Education | BA (Hons) | University of Chester | 104 points | UCASUNI |
| X326 | Early Childhood and Primary Education (including a Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | University of Chester | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| X310 | Childhood | BA (Hons) | University of Chichester | 104 points | UCAS |
| X317 | Childhood (Assessed Practice) | BA (Hons) | University of Chichester | — | UCAS |
| X316 | Childhood with Integrated Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of Chichester | 48 points | UCAS |
| L520 | Early Childhood Studies | FdA | City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) | — | UCAS |
| X299 | Early Childhood Development & Learning with foundation year | BA (Hons) | Coventry University | 40 points | UCASUNI |
| X300 | Early Childhood Development and Learning | BA (Hons) | Coventry University | 104 points | UCASUNI |
| HQ06 | Early Childhood Education and Care (HTQ) | HND | Coventry University | — | UCASUNI |
| X310 | Early Years Education with SEND and SLCN (FdA) | FdA | De Montfort University | — | UCAS |
| X2D1 | Children's Learning and Development (Distance Learning) | FdA | DN Colleges Group | — | UCAS |
| 7J9V | Early Childhood Studies (Top-Up) (Distance Learning) | BA (Hons) | DN Colleges Group | — | UCAS |
| X150 | Education and Early Childhood Studies | FdA | DN Colleges Group | 32 points | UCASUNI |
| X110 | Education and Early Childhood Studies (Top Up) | BA (Hons) | DN Colleges Group | — | UCAS |
| X313 | Early Childhood with Montessori Pedagogy (Level 6 Top-up) | BA (Hons) | University of East London | — | UCAS |
| L520 | Early Childhood Studies with Graduate Practitioner Competencies | BA (Hons) | Edge Hill University | 104 - 112 points | UCASUNI |
| CLX2 | Professional Development(Childhood Studies)(Top-up) | BA (Hons) | Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group | — | UCAS |
| X313 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University Centre Farnborough | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| CCC1 | Early Years Professional Leadership for England | HNC | Gateshead College | — | UCAS |
| X300 | Early Childhood Top-Up | BA | Havant and South Downs College | 240 points | UCAS |
| 2F66 | Early Childhood and Education | BA (Hons) | Holy Cross Sixth Form College and University Centre | — | UCAS |
| 2FH1 | Early Childhood and Health & Social Care | BA (Hons) | Holy Cross Sixth Form College and University Centre | — | UCASUNI |
| 2F2A | Early Childhood and Special Educational Needs (SEN) | BA (Hons) | Holy Cross Sixth Form College and University Centre | — | UCAS |
| D945 | Early Childhood Education and Care | BA (Hons) | University of Huddersfield | BBC - BCC | UCASUNI |
| X320 | Early Childhood Education and Care (Top up) | BA (Hons) | University of Hull | — | UCAS |
| X316 | Early Childhood Studies (Early Years Educator, Graduate Practitioner) | BA (Hons) | University of Hull | 104 points | UCAS |
| X312 | Early Childhood Studies (Early Years Educator) | BA (Hons) | University of Hull | 104 points | UCAS |
| X374 | Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Leeds Beckett University | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| X311 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Lincoln Bishop University | 96 points | UCASUNI |
| X32F | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Lincoln Bishop University | — | UCASUNI |
| C8X3 | Psychology and Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Lincoln Bishop University | 96 points | UCASUNI |
| C8XF | Psychology and Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Lincoln Bishop University | — | UCASUNI |
| XX41 | Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion and Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Lincoln Bishop University | 96 points | UCAS |
| XX4F | Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion and Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Lincoln Bishop University | — | UCAS |
| XL35 | Childhood & Youth and Early Childhood | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| LL39 | Criminology and Early Childhood | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| WL59 | Dance and Early Childhood | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| X300 | Early Childhood and Education | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 112 points | UCAS |
| X301 | Early Childhood and Education (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 72 points | UCAS |
| CXV3 | Early Childhood and Psychology | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| CXV4 | Early Childhood and Psychology (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| XX13 | Early Childhood and Special Educational Needs | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| XX14 | Early Childhood and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 72 points | UCASUNI |
| X1X1 | Early Childhood Studies (including foundation year) | BA (Hons) | London Metropolitan University | 32 points | UCASUNI |
| X325 | Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) | BA (Hons) | London Metropolitan University | — | UCAS |
| X320 | Early Years Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Greater Manchester | — | UCASUNI |
| — | Early Years Childhood Studies | FdA | University of Greater Manchester | — | UCASUNI |
| X321 | Early Years Childhood Studies with foundation year | BA (Hons) | University of Greater Manchester | — | UCASUNI |
| A161 | Early Childhood Practice | FD | Middlesbrough College | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| A162 | Early Childhood Professional Studies (Top-up) | BA (Hons) | Middlesbrough College | — | UCAS |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Middlesex University | 96 - 112 points | UCASUNI |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Northampton | 96 points | UCASUNI |
| X311 | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | University of Northampton | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| X319 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Nottingham Trent University | — | UCASUNI |
| X12X | Early Years with Preparatory Year | BA (Hons) | University Campus Oldham | 32 points | UCAS |
| XX12 | Education and Early Years | BA (Hons) | University Campus Oldham | 88 - 96 points | UCASUNI |
| — | Early Childhood (Top-up) (Q90) | BA (Hons) | Open University | — | UCAS |
| X315 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Oxford Brookes University | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| X351 | Early Childhood Studies (Final Year Entry) | BA (Hons) | Oxford Brookes University | — | UCAS |
| X31F | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Oxford Brookes University | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| X316 | Education and Lifelong Learning (New College Swindon) | BA (Hons) | Oxford Brookes University | — | UCAS |
| X101 | Educational Practice (New College Swindon) | FdA | Oxford Brookes University | 16 points | UCAS |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Plymouth | 96 points | UCASUNI |
| X312 | Early Childhood Studies with Foundation | BA (Hons) | University of Plymouth | 32 points | UCASUNI |
| LX51 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Portsmouth | — | UCASUNI |
| LX54 | Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of Portsmouth | — | UCASUNI |
| X550 | Early Childhood Education and Care (HNC) | HNC | University of Roehampton | 72 points | UCAS |
| X500 | Early Childhood Education and Care (HND) | HND | University of Roehampton | 72 points | UCAS |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Roehampton | 112 points | UCASUNI |
| X100 | Early Childhood Studies (FdA) | FdA | University of Roehampton | — | UCASUNI |
| X311 | Early Childhood Studies (Top-Up) | BA (Hons) | University of Roehampton | — | UCAS |
| X110 | Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of Roehampton | — | UCASUNI |
| AA11 | Children and Childhoods | BA (Hons) | Sheffield Hallam University | — | UCASUNI |
| AA12 | Children and Childhoods with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Sheffield Hallam University | — | UCASUNI |
| X311 | Early Years Practice | FdA | University Centre St Helens | 96 points | UCAS |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Stranmillis University College | 120 points | UCASUNI |
| LX53 | Early Childhood Studies (Foundation Degree) | FD | Stranmillis University College | 64 points | UCAS |
| X312 | Early Years & Primary Practice with Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner (Progression route) | BA (Hons) | University of Suffolk | — | UCAS |
| X311 | Early Childhood Studies With Early Years Practitioner Status | BA (Hons) | Swansea University | 120 points | UCASUNI |
| X31F | Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | Swansea University | 72 - 80 points | UCASUNI |
| X312 | Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status with a Year Abroad | BA (Hons) | Swansea University | 120 points | UCASUNI |
| X302 | Early Childhood Education | BA (Hons) | UCL (University College London) | ABB | UCASUNI |
| CEY1 | Childhood Studies (Early Years Pathway) Foundation Degree | FD | University Centre Calderdale College | — | UCAS |
| CEY2 | Childhood Studies (Early Years Pathway) top-up | BA (Hons) | University Centre Calderdale College | — | UCAS |
| CHSS | Early Childhood Studies | FdEd | University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (inc Wakefield College & Selby College) | 48 points | UCAS |
| X3C0 | Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) | BA (Hons) | University Centre West Anglia | 80 points | UCAS |
| XL35 | Early Childhood Studies (Graduate Practitioner) (Top-Up) | BA (Hons) | University Centre West Anglia | — | UCAS |
| LX5H | Early Years and Education | FdA | University Centre West Anglia | 64 points | UCAS |
| G001 | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | West Suffolk College | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| — | Childhood, Family and Education Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Wolverhampton | — | UCASUNI |
| — | Childhood, Family and Education Studies with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of Wolverhampton | — | UCASUNI |
| — | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | University of Wolverhampton | — | UCASUNI |
| X310 | Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year | BA (Hons) | University of Wolverhampton | — | UCASUNI |
| BAEC | Early Childhood Studies | BA (Hons) | Wrexham University | 64 points | UCASUNI |
| FYEC | Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) | BA (Hons) | Wrexham University | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| 4T9B | Children's Development and Learning | FdA | York College & University Centre | — | UCAS |
| X392 | Leading Children's Development and Learning | BA (Hons) | York College & University Centre | — | UCAS |
| 2M9L | Early Years Education and Care (with Graduate Practitioner Competencies) | BA (Hons) | York St John University | 104 points | UCASUNI |