Welcome to Early Childhood Studies
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Welcome to Early Childhood Studies
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‘I love how this course gives us an insight into the minds of young children’
1st year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘I love how its not all theory. We get to go out and put what we have learnt in the class room into operation’
1st year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘Our lecturers are very approachable’
1st year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘I love this course. It's fun, interesting and exactly what I hoped it would be.’ 2nd year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘The vast array of possible areas to work in gets bigger with each module. Thoroughly worth it.’
2nd year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘Exciting, intense and informative.’
2nd year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘The theory and practical classes on psychology, creative studies and theories on play are fascinating.’
2nd year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘For me, as a mature student, the Early Childhood Studies course has ….opened my eyes and broadened my outlook on the many and varied important issues which can influence a child's life.’
3rd year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘I especially like that classes are small, so it is easy to make friends and get to know your lecturers.’
4th year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘This is definitely a course I’d recommend anyone to do who is interested in going into the career area of early childhood education.’
4th year Early Childhood Studies student
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'The work placement on the Early Childhood Studies Programme is fantastic throughout the four years. You get a real hands on approach and learn to appreciate both theory and practice.‘
4th year Early Childhood Studies student
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‘I have had some wonderful experiences working in different placements. I have learned new skills, met some great people and made new friends.’
Mature student in Early Childhood Studies
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‘I thought the varied placements were really useful for after we graduated and started looking for work.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘I learned something new about early childhood every day. I enjoyed the balance between theory and practice and loved every work placement I completed.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘Many of the lecturers are clearly passionate about what they're teaching.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘It does require a lot of hard work but this pays off because you gain so much knowledge and experience.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘Because of the course, I got to go to South Africa and work in a preschool in an orphanage setting, which was amazing! Words can’t describe how much I loved it.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘This course gives you a thorough and in-depth understanding of theory such as child development and pedagogy of play.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘It was great to get experience running our own parent and toddler group.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘I’m in New Zealand now, working as an Early Childhood Care & Education teacher and I’m really enjoying it.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘Gaining valuable experience during work experience is a stepping stone towards finding out what area of early childhood you have an interest in and would like to work in further.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘We were not pigeon holed into a specific area, rather we were given an holistic view of Early Childhood Education, both within Ireland and the opportunity to explore it further afield!’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘…This type of practical insight can be quite rare, so I loved that our course really catered to it and encouraged it. It is probably because of our course that I love to experience different ways to teach…’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘My favourite part about the whole course was that I got to learn through doing, as well as studying.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘Without a doubt I would do the four years all over again if I had to. It was a great experience and lots of fun too’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘The practical work we did was so much fun and very useful.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘The lecturers are very supportive.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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‘I really enjoyed the course. I loved everything about it.’
Graduate of Early Childhood Studies
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B.A. (Hons.) in Early Childhood
Studies