BA Early Childhood Development and Learning
About this course
BA in Early Childhood Development and Learning, an undergraduate degree focused on early years pedagogy, child development, and professional practice in childcare settings. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The course includes an optional placement year and optional year abroad opportunities, alongside practical childcare placement modules undertaken across multiple years. The first year covers foundational principles through Collaborative and Inclusive Relationships in the Early Years Setting, Promoting Children’s Health, Wellbeing and Safety, The Child, the Family and the Community, and Learning and Development Through Play. The second year progresses to Early Years Pedagogy and Practice, Theoretical Perspectives on Child Development, Sustainability in the Early Years, and Undertaking Research in the Early Years. The final year examines advanced professional topics through International Perspectives of Childhood, Effective Leadership and Management of an Early Years Environment, Inclusion, Equality and Diversity, and a final-year Research Project.
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What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 90%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 97%
- Student voice: 83%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 25 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Teaching Professionals: 30%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals: 15%
- Caring personal services: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 80%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 50 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- West Midlands: 80%
- London: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 70%
- A degree: 10%
- Other HE qualification: 20%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Collaborative and Inclusive Relationships in the Early Years Setting
- Promoting Children’s Health, Wellbeing and Safety
- The Child, the Family and the Community
- Learning and Development Through Play
- Year 1 ECDL Placement Module
- Early Years Pedagogy and Practice
- Theoretical Perspectives on Child Development
- Sustainability in the Early Years
- Undertaking Research in the Early Years
- Year 2 ECDL Placement Module
- UK Work Placement
- International Study/Work Placement
- International Perspectives of Childhood
- Effective Leadership and Management of an Early Years Environment
- Inclusion, Equality and Diversity
- Research Project
- Year 3 ECDL Placement Module
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Early Childhood Development and Learning at Coventry University earn?
The median salary is £23,500 after 15 months, £15,500 after 3 years, £21,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £16,500 and £27,000. The £21,500 median after five years is £1,000 less than the UK median for Childhood and youth studies.
What do graduates of BA Early Childhood Development and Learning at Coventry University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Early Childhood Development and Learning at Coventry University?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Early Childhood Development and Learning at Coventry University?
The average entrant had 105 UCAS points.
Does BA Early Childhood Development and Learning at Coventry University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Early Childhood Development and Learning at Coventry University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.