Early Childhood Education

Already sought after, the demand for accredited Early Childhood Education and Educators is growing as the field and its benefits gain recognition. This course will help you learn how best to support the wellbeing and learning of children, in partnership with their families, during the crucial early years.

There are half a million children in Ireland under six and most of those access some form of early childhood education. State provision for ECEC is increasing.

The course prepares you for a range of early education settings and develops your knowledge, competencies and understanding of: children's welfare, development and learning; key national frameworks and how to create settings that support and challenge young children; how to translate teaching theory into practice; social and legislative context and its impact on children; how to work, communicate and build relationships with children, parents, and colleagues.

Placement on the Bachelor of Early Childhood Video

I chose this particular course to study because 25% of the four years is spent on placement…you can’t beat placement experience, working with the children, making relationships with staff…and there’s such a wide variety of experiences.