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Top-up BA (Honours) Early Childhood at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A top-up honours degree for experienced early years practitioners who already hold a foundation degree, HND or Diploma of Higher Education in early years or early childhood. It lets previous study count towards the degree and can be completed in one or two years.

Duration: 1 to 2 years  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Understanding and supporting the lives of children and young people (KE324, planned for October 2027) and Contemporary research with children and young people (E320).

Career pathways

Designed to contribute to a highly skilled workforce and integrated, coherent services for children, emphasising independent thinking alongside specialist knowledge of early childhood.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold an accepted qualification (Diploma of Higher Education, Foundation degree or Higher National Diploma) in an accepted relevant subject such as Early Childhood or Early Childhood Learning and Development, awarded within the last five years, and be an experienced early years (birth to 7 years) practitioner. Applicants who are ineligible may apply to transfer credit towards the BA (Hons) Early Childhood (Q89) or BA (Hons) Education Studies (Primary) (Q94).

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,088 a year (2026/27). England part-time fee per year over 2 years. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 1 to 2 years

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