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    York St John University

    Early Years Education and Care (with Graduate Practitioner Competencies)

    BA (Hons), 3 years

    Typical offer rate

    50–60%

    moderate entry

    Grad employment

    95%

    15 months after

    In professional roles

    50%

    Median grad salary

    £24,000

    15 months after

    York St John's Early Years Education and Care degree develops professional competence in working with children from birth to five, combining educational theory with the Graduate Practitioner Competencies framework required for senior roles in early years settings. The programme covers child development, curriculum design and reflective practice. Offers go to a fair share of those who meet the grades.

    How hard is it to get in?

    The typical applicant to Early Years Education and Care (with Graduate Practitioner Competencies) at York St John University has a 50–60% chance of an offer, moderate by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.

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    Entry requirements

    • UCAS tariff: 104–104 points

    About York St John University

    York St John teaches in small interactive groups in the heart of the cathedral city, founded as a Church of England teacher-training college in 1841.

    Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: York St John University · Early Years Education and Care (with Graduate Practitioner Competencies)

    Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.