Programme + Advanced Certificate Bundle

Level 4 Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare with Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Practice in Early Years

Earn your Level 4 Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare and add the employer-focused Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Practice in Early Years on top — a double credential from one enrolment, for just £25 extra.

Why Combine These Two Credentials?

The Level 4 Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare gives you the full, accredited foundation — and the Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Practice in Early Years sharpens it into a specialism employers search for. You study both together, in one flexible online enrolment with LSBR.

You will learn to promote inclusive practice in early years settings, extending the supporting children with additional needs module of the Level 4 Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare, to create welcoming and inclusive environments.

Complete both and your CV carries two named credentials: the Level 4 Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare and the Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Practice in Early Years.

What You Will Study

Core modules of the Level 4 Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare:

  • Child development and enabling children to learn
  • Physical activity and nutrition co-ordination (PANCo) in early years
  • Supporting children with additional needs
  • Partnership working in early years settings
  • Implementing and evaluating change in early years through a research project
  • Legal Requirements in Childcare
  • PLUS: Advanced Certificate in Inclusive Practice in Early Years — your focused specialisation on top of the main programme

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