Early Years

The whole department is deeply committed to helping you become the care professional you want to be. We will give you a thorough understanding of the theory of your chosen area and provide you with innovative, exciting opportunities to put that understanding into practice. Whether you are already working with children and want to take your career further, or are just starting out Nescot’s Early Years courses will show you how to keep children healthy and happy.

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Available courses

Part-Time Courses for Adults

Mental Health in Early Years (Distance Learning)

This qualification is designed for learners who wish to understand mental health in young children in the early years (from birth to 5 years old) and the role of the Early Years Practitioner to support children’s mental health and wellbeing. By completing the qualification, learners will develop knowledge which would support progression to further qualifications and into relevant employment in the health and social care or education sectors.

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Part-Time Courses for Adults

Introducing Caring for Children and Young People: Level 2 (Distance Learning)

There are many factors that can impact on children and young people at different stages of their development. It is important to understand what these factors are, as well as the ways in which children and young people’s development can be enhanced through activity and interaction. Throughout this qualification, learners will explore how children’s development can be influenced.

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Part-Time Courses for Adults

Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children (Distance learning)

The Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children course is great for anyone that works with children to help understand the causes of distressed behaviour and how to address these. The course considers how certain conditions can lead to distressed behaviours and why these should be understood in order to help children become calmer and exhibit more manageable behaviour. This course is ideal for those who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of distressed behaviour in children. It’s also valuable for anyone who is planning a career that requires an understanding of distressed behaviour and is looking to gain a qualification in this. The programme is suitable for those who desire to form a foundation due to little or no previous experience of the topic.

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Foundation Degree in Early Years Pedagogy <br>(0-8 years)

Part-Time Courses for Adults

Foundation Degree in Early Years Pedagogy
(0-8 years)

This exciting course has been created by highly-experienced lecturers in response to early years educators and primary school teachers who recognise the need to bring more playful and fresher, developmentally-appropriate approaches to the teaching and learning of young children. Nescot is approved by The Open University as an appropriate organisation to offer higher education programmes leading to Open University validated awards. This course is Sector Endorsed by SEFDEY, a professional association in the Early Years sector.

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The Early Years Department

Our staff are experienced practitioners, not only in the field of early years but in the multi-disciplinary areas of health and social services. They are passionate about providing this higher education pathway which combines academic study with work based learning for those who would like to remain in work whilst studying.

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The best thing about our course is the supportive teachers. They’re really knowledgeable and they have so much experience. I did an apprenticeship at Nescot, so I was really glad to have the opportunity to study here again. I’m doing the Foundation Degree at the moment but I’m planning to do the top-up to convert it to a full degree. I’m planning to work as a teacher in the future, and I know that this qualification will help me to get there.

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Counselling

Want to become a qualified counsellor? Want to open your private practice once qualified? Nescot can give you the opportunity to open private practice once qualified at the end of a successful 3 years of training.

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English & Maths

The GCSE and Skills Zone team is one of Nescot’s biggest successes. We work across all departments to help students get the maximum benefit from their courses. One of the things we are most proud of is the level of achievement we get from our students, and believe this is a result of our high quality teaching.

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Adult Short Courses

Short courses are a great way of learning new skills and can help you take your interest to the next level.

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Health & Social Care

Nescot offers education and training opportunities to students from a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Our mission is to inspire and enable all our learners to achieve their goals and provide the skills needed in the economy. We specialise in vocational and work based training, offering accredited qualifications that are both recognised and sought after by employers. Our part-time study options range from skills boosting to get you back into work, professional and trade qualifications and vocationally relevant degree programmes and post graduate work.

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