Overview

Rooted in Norland ’s internationally recognised expertise in early childhood, this postgraduate programme allows you to benefit from leading research, specialist teaching and over 130 years of pioneering early childhood insight to deepen your expertise and elevate your impact.

Whether you work directly with young children or in related fields such as childcare policy, the programme enables you to build specialist knowledge in four key and fast-developing areas of early childhood:

supporting behaviour
food and nutrition
sleep hygiene

home-based pedagogy and care

Career:

Graduating from Early Childhood Education and Care (Distance Learning) from Norland will equip you with advanced knowledge of the early years. You will develop your criticalâ€‘analysis skills and deepen your understanding of early childhood. This will open up a range of career pathways across the early years sector.

Possible career paths after graduating include:

Academic and research roles – inspire future generations of early years practitioners through teaching or lecturing, or by contributing evidenceâ€‘based research to the early years sector.
Specialist home-based consultancy – provide expert guidance to families on areas such as sleep, nutrition and/or behaviour.
Leadership and management roles – lead teams and oversee provision for children in nurseries, early years settings or childâ€‘focused organisations.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Evolving Childhood Perspectives

Innovation in Early Childhood Practice

Professional Roles and Identities in the Early Years

Researching Children's Lives: Critical and Creative Methodologies

Dissertation: Researching in the Home Environment and Beyond

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-06 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

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90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Bath, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education View 14 other Masters in Early Childhood Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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90

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62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should have one of the following:

A bachelor’s honours degree or international equivalent at 2:2 or above in a relevant discipline.
A teaching qualification (gained after at least the equivalent of two satisfactory years of higher education) plus at least five years of recent relevant experience.
An advanced diploma in education plus at least five years of recent relevant experience.
The Norland diploma and fully qualified Norland Nanny/Norlander status plus at least five years of recent relevant experience.

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Tuition Fees

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4500 GBP / year

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4500 GBP / year

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Funding

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