Superior degree in

Early Childhood Education

On-site Also available: Online

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Description

Do you feel you have a special connection with children and would like to work with them? The Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education can be a great opportunity to create a professional future with a high social impact. A job where you can feel fulfilled.

These studies enable you to design, implement and evaluate educational projects and programs for child care in the first cycle of early childhood education, according to the pedagogical proposal developed by the teaching staff. You will be able to work as an educator in schools, institutions dedicated to children at risk of social exclusion, or children’s leisure and recreational spaces. Its duration is 2,000 hours distributed over two exciting academic years. Do you like the sound of it?

Higher Technician in Early Childhood Education

2 academic courses (2,000h)
September to June
Morning: from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm / Afternoon: from 3:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Baccalaureate, Middle Grade, Higher Grade, Entrance Exam to Higher Grade

Vitae Online, Cerdanyola

Curriculum

Professional Module Hours

Didactics of early childhood education

Design educational projects and activities in both formal and non-formal settings.

185

Personal autonomy and child health

Plan, schedule and organize spaces, times and resources for the attention and care of children’s basic needs.

231

Children’s play and its methodology

Design, implement and evaluate play activities according to the child’s developmental stage.

198

Cognitive and motor development

Implement and evaluate intervention activities in the sensory, motor, cognitive and psychomotor domains.

132

Socio-affective development

Implement and evaluate intervention activities in the affective-sexual and social areas.

165

Itinerary for employability I

Learn to prevent occupational hazards and social skills

99

Professional English

Know the grammar and vocabulary of the professional field.

66

Professional Catalan

Know the grammar and vocabulary of the professional field.

66

Professional Module Hours

Expression and communication

It implements activities that favor the development of communication, verbal expression, rhythm-musical, logical-mathematical, gestural, and plastic expression of children.

165

Social skills

Implement strategies and techniques to promote communication and manage conflicts.

132

Intervention with families and care for children at social risk.

Plan programs and implement socio-educational activities with children at risk or in foster care and with their families.

99

First aid

Assess, identify, and apply first aid techniques, basic life support, immobilization, and mobilization procedures to victims.

66

Itinerary for employability II

Improvement of employability, individual development plan.

66

Intermodular project

Preparation and realization of professional events

198

Digitalization applied to the production system

Integration of digital technologies in the production and management processes of a company. It includes the use of tools such as automation, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence, and data analytics to optimize efficiency, improve quality, and reduce costs.

33

Optional professional module

Deepen knowledge of the professional field.

99

Sustainability applied to the productive sectors

Implementation of practices and strategies aimed at balancing economic development with environmental protection and social welfare.

33

Access

You can access the cycles if you meet any of the following requirements:

  • A high school diploma.
  • To have the title of Technician of professional training in plastic arts and design, Higher Technician of professional training in plastic arts and design or Specialist Technician.
  • To have passed the second year of baccalaureate of any experimental baccalaureate modality.
  • Have passed the university orientation course (COU) or pre-university course.
  • To have the title of baccalaureate by having completed the unified polyvalent baccalaureate (BUP).
  • Any university degree or equivalent.
  • To have passed the university entrance exam for those over 25 or 45 years of age, or to have gained access to the university by accrediting work or professional experience at the age of 40.

People who do not meet any of the above requirements may take an entrance examination. To take it, it is necessary to be 19 years old, or to be 19 years old during the calendar year in which the test is taken.

The Vitae Method

We train with values to make the Vitae experience a lifelong learning experience.

  • Here you are the center: a method focused on the students and their needs.
  • We learn by doing and enjoying: first the practice, then the theory.
  • We analyze to improve the performance of the dynamics applied.

Learn with an innovative methodology that goes beyond conventional teaching.

Exits
professionals and academic continuity

Completion of this training cycle will allow you to work as:

  1. Early childhood educator in the first cycle of early childhood education, under the supervision of a teacher.
  2. Educator in institutions and/or specific programs working with children from 0 to 6 years of age at social risk.
  3. Educator in children’s leisure and free time programs or activities: toy libraries, cultural centers, libraries, educational centers, etc.

Do you want to continue studying?

The higher degree in Early Childhood Education gives you access to official university studies, with the possibility of validating credits (ECTS).

Modalities

On-site

We believe in the importance of practice, the environment and the connection between teachers and students.

All Vitae schools are located in reference entities in each area and have high level facilities, providing a 100% immersive learning from the hand of an active, close and constantly evolving teaching team.

Vitae Balmes and Vitae Cerdanyola. Choose the ideal environment in which to start your professional career.

Online

Do you want to combine studies and work? We make it easy for you to develop your potential!

Study a distance learning vocational training program at your own pace.

In the online Early Childhood Education degree course you can connect to live meet sessions, thus maintaining a close relationship with the teaching team and classmates, access forums, tutorials and interactive exercises.

Evaluation is by means of written tests and face-to-face practicals.

Training in
centers
work

Facing real situations in the working world is a differential in your training.. For this reason, we are building a network of collaborating companies in continuous growthwhere you will be able to do your internship (FCT) and apply everything you have learned at school. As of today, we have 900 companies and entities collaborating in the field of sport and health.

Related degrees ​

You have the opportunity to take complementary training courses while you study the Higher Degree in Early Childhood Education which will enrich your profile:

  • Accredited accreditation in AED – Automated External Defibrillator.

Teaching staff

We accompany you on your way to a quality professional future.

Choosing Vitae means choosing to train with a young, dynamic, and multidisciplinary team that is connected to the sports, health, and sociocultural sectors in their daily work.

A teaching team that shares its know-how with you to prepare you to make the leap into the working world and continue to grow.

Centers

Success stories

We believe in the power of personal experiences to learn and also to communicate. That is why we dedicate a space to share inspiring stories of people who have passed through our classrooms and have taken everything they have learned at the school to their professional, sports, and life trajectories.

TRAIN YOURSELF

Are you ready to take the next step towards your future career?

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Discover the Vitae Method: practical learning in sport and health, with a scientific and personalized approach for student success.

Meet our team: passionate and qualified experts who combine theory and practice for innovative and relevant education.

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