BA Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BA (Hons) in Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS), an education degree focused on early childhood development, professional practice, and leadership in early years settings. Core topics include Communication & Writing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, Entrepreneurship, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete assessed practice-based placements in each year across settings such as private nurseries and primary schools, alongside opportunities to earn additional qualifications including a Playwork Practice award and a leadership certificate. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules including Mastering Academic Skills, Child Development, Safeguarding and the Wellbeing of Children, The Emerging Early Years Practitioner, The Play Work Approach, Children’s Worlds and Empowering Children, and Professional Development Placement 1. The second year advances professional understanding with Becoming a Researcher, The Child, Family and Society, Numbers, Words and Wires in the Modern World, The Developing Early Years Practitioner, Embracing Inclusion: Developing Best Practice for All, Leadership and Management, and Professional Development Placement 2. The final year consolidates knowledge through Independent Project, Demonstrating Innovation in the Early Years, Supporting Creativity in the Early Years, The Competent Early Years Practitioner, and Professional Development Placement 3.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 104 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades CCC. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM IB: No specific subjects required.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 95%: 106 offers from 112 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 32 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 96%
- Assessment and feedback: 97%
- Academic support: 98%
- Organisation and management: 98%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Gained a higher qualification: 1%
- Left higher education: 12%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 1%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- West Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 1%
- London: 2%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 77%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 96%
- Other HE qualification: 3%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Mastering Academic Skills
- Child Development
- Safeguarding and the Wellbeing of Children
- The Emerging Early Years Practitioner
- The Play Work Approach
- Children’s Worlds and Empowering Children
- Professional Development Placement 1
- Becoming a Researcher
- The Child, Family and Society
- Numbers, Words and Wires in the Modern World
- The Developing Early Years Practitioner
- Embracing Inclusion: Developing Best Practice for All
- Leadership and Management
- Professional Development Placement 2
- Independent Project
- Demonstrating Innovation in the Early Years
- Supporting Creativity in the Early Years
- The Competent Early Years Practitioner
- Professional Development Placement 3
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £21,000 after 3 years, £25,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £19,500 and £29,000. The £25,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Education.
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is CCC at A level. The average entrant had 97 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
95% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 106 offers from 112 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BA Early Years Education & Professional Practice with Early Years Practitioner Status (EYPS) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 12% left higher education.