Undergraduate Diploma in Early Years Centre Management

Quality Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) – 5 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. Guide and inform team members/parents about the high-quality ECEC programme.
2. Promote a high-quality ECEC programme that prioritises the child’s learning experience.
3. Represent a high-quality ECEC programme in a professional manner.
4. Collaborate with external quality assurance inspectors in a proactive manner.
5. Collaborate with all stakeholders to foster trustworthy professional relationships between staff, children/families/external agencies as part of providing a high-quality ECEC service.

Assessment Criteria

Presentation (90%)

Observation & Participation (10% of module mark)

Early Years Pedagogy; Communication – 5ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. Comply with the NCF/LOF and the provision’s language/literacy policies.
2. Promote the benefits of bilingualism in ECEC.
3. Organise an effective ECEC language/literacy programme for children attending provision.
4. Guide team members/parents about ECEC language/literacy programme.
5. Develop a collective approach that welcomes multiculturalism and bilingualism.
6. Develop a Key-caregiver approach.
7. Guide team members/parents of the Key-caregiver approach.

Assessment Criteria

Case Study Assignment (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Early Years Pedagogy; Development and Well-Being – 5 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. The critical period of infant/child development and learning.
2. Planning and developing an enriched learning environment.
3. The roles and responsibilities of high-quality ECEC.
4. Describing methods of working in partnership with parents/families.

Assessment Criteria

Case Study Assignment (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Early Years Pedagogy;  Creativity, Awe and Wonder – 5 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. Carry out tasks related to working alongside staff members in practice to create creative learning spaces.
2. Guide in developing an ECEC programme that scaffolds early years’ practitioner-child communication, individualised learning, meaningful experience and individual interests.
3. Organise an effective ECEC programme that considers the use of play-based materials/activities using sustainable resources.
4. Advise a collective approach to support the practitioner-child= (Key-caregiver relationship)
5. Monitor the outcomes of the creative learning environment.

Assessment Criteria

Case Study Assignment (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Early Childhood Education Care (ECEC) Leadership and Management – 5 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. Carry out tasks related to managing and leading the ECEC team.
2. Represent the ECEC in a professional manner.
3. Guide and inform parents/staff in view of ECEC changes.
4. Authorise roles and responsibilities to all team members.
5. Manage or assist in conflict.

Assessment Criteria

Written Assignment (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

National Standards, Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Inclusive Education – 5 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. Comply with the national health and safety, child protection, safeguarding and inclusive policies and frameworks;
2. Comply with the ECEC centre policies/procedures;
3. Create ECEC policies and procedures manual;
4. Advise in the development of all health and safety, child protection, safeguarding and inclusive policies and procedures;
5. Collaborate with all stakeholders and disseminate the centres’ policies/procedures to team members, parents, families;
6. Deal with issues related to the development and dissemination of ECEC centre policies/procedures;
7. Negotiate different ways to implement changes to;

• ECEC centre health & safety management;
• ECEC centre safeguarding & child protection protocols;
• ECEC centre inclusive practice.

1. Create a collective culture that supports the physical and psychological well-being of all staff, children and families within the ECEC service;
2. Propose different ways to develop a secure data management system.

Assessment Criteria

Examination (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Early Years Team; Recruitment, Training and Development – 4 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

1. Manage and assist in the HR department within an ECEC context;
2. Guide and inform employees of the roles/responsibilities expectations;
3. Advise members of staff on the benefits of employees taking active participation in developing a community of practice;
4. Carry out tasks related to supporting and guiding different pedagogical styles across team members;
5. Guide and inform all members of staff during day-to-day activities, events and challenges;
6. Advise members of staff on the benefits of all CPD opportunities (internal/external resources);
7. Be responsible for a comprehensive continuous training package for all team members.

Assessment Criteria

Individual Assignment (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Early Years Team; Recruitment, Training and Development – 4 ECTS – 20 face-to-face learning hours

1. Carry out tasks related to developing an appeals and complaints policy/procedure within the ECEC context;
2. Manage or assist in receiving a concern/complaint professionally;
3. Deal with concerns/complaints in an effective compassionate manner;
4. Create a network with externals agents (multidisciplinary team);
5. Create an open-door-policy for all stakeholders;
6. Guide and inform staff/ parents of policies and procedures; and
7. Guide and inform stakeholders of any changes to the organisation’s policies and procedures.

Assessment Criteria

Group Role Play (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Organisation Policies and Procedures – 4 ECTS – 20 face-to-face learning hours

1. Be responsible for the ECEC provision philosophy & service ethos;
2. Ensure all stakeholders are familiar with the centre’s policies and procedures;
3. Represent the Rights of the Child within ECEC;
4. Create effective professional working relationships between members of staff and parents;
5. Advise all stakeholders to take an active approach towards engaging with policies and procedures;
6. Carry out tasks related to promoting the ECEC centre’s ethos, mission statement, pedagogical philosophy and aim of service within the community; and
7. Comply with ongoing changes to national ECEC policy and standards.

Assessment Criteria

Examination (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Organisation Administration and Finance – 4 ECTS – 20 face-to-face learning hours

1. Comply with confidentiality and data management protocols;
2. Carry out tasks related to the day-to-day administrative operations of the organisation;
3. Be responsible for an overview of the expense, donations, fee, FCS of provision;
4. Manage HR expenditure (payroll, training);
5. Be responsible for the regulations and policies regarding financial management;
6. Manage a confidential data management system;
7. Represent parents who require ECEC access and FCS application.

Assessment Criteria

Business Plan Report (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Professional Reflective Practice – 4 ECTS – 20 face-to-face learning hours

1. Carry out tasks related to professional reflective practice;
2. Be responsible for team members taking an active approach in reflective and evaluative discussions;
3. Create effective ways to encourage team members to attend external/internal CPD opportunities;
4. Create different models of reflective practice throughout leadership/managerial ECEC role;
5. Represent effective communication and active listening skills.

Assessment Criteria

Individual Reflective Essay (90%) and Observation and Participation (10%)

Practical Placement – 10 ECTS – 25 face-to-face learning hours

Students receive hands-on experience related to the competencies outlined in all of the other modules making this programme.

Assessment Criteria

Placement (50%) and Work-based Placement Portfolio (50%)