Early years teaching degrees
16 courses at 12 UK universities offer early years teaching for 2027 entry: entry from 48 to 120 UCAS points; 2 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often BBB.
Qualifications BA (Hons) 8, FdEd 3, FD 2, BEd (Hons) 1
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Often studied with
Joint honours courses pairing early years teaching with another subject.
Course codes
What these courses' UCAS codes start with.
- X3 education studies 7
- X1 teacher training 3
Universities
- University of Reading 4
- Craven College 2
- Coventry University 1
- Edge Hill University 1
- Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group 1
- Liverpool Hope University 1
- Plymouth Marjon University 1
- Two Mile Ash ITTP (partnered with Chiltern Training Group) 1
- University of Cumbria 1
- University of Greenwich 1
- University of Stirling 1
- University of Worcester 1
Courses
| Code | Course | Award | University | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XA02 | Professional Practice for Teaching Assistants | FD | Coventry University | — | UCAS |
| X304 | Early Years Education & Care FdA | FD | Craven College | — | UCAS |
| X305 | Early Years Education and Care (Top-up) (Graduate Practitioner Status) | BA (Hons) | Craven College | — | UCAS |
| X124 | Primary and Early Years Education (3-11) with QTS | BA (Hons) | University of Cumbria | 112 - 120 points | UCASUNI |
| X310 | Primary Early Years Education with QTS (3-7) | BA (Hons) | Edge Hill University | — | UCASUNI |
| 15K5 | Teaching and Learning | FdA | Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group | 48 points | UCASUNI |
| — | Early Years ProfGCE (0-5) with EYTS | PCE | University of Greenwich | — | UCAS |
| X102 | Early Education Primary (3-7) with QTS | BA (Hons) | Liverpool Hope University | 120 points | UCAS |
| X310 | Primary Education (Early Years) (with QTS) | BEd (Hons) | Plymouth Marjon University | BBC | UCASUNI |
| X3L5 | Children's Development and Learning | FdEd | University of Reading | — | UCAS |
| X311 | Children's Development and Learning | FdEd | University of Reading | — | UCAS |
| X310 | Children's Development and Learning | FdEd | University of Reading | — | UCAS |
| XX32 | Children's Development and Learning (Top Up) | BA (Hons) | University of Reading | — | UCAS |
| XX13 | Professional Education (Primary) with Specialism in Early Years | BA (Hons) | University of Stirling | BBB | UCASUNI |
| UE18 | Primary and Early Years Education with QTS | BA (Hons) | Two Mile Ash ITTP (partnered with Chiltern Training Group) | 112 points | UCAS |
| X121 | Primary Education with QTS (3-7 years) | BA (Hons) | University of Worcester | 112 points | UCAS |