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FdA Early Years Education and Leadership course preparation

To help you feel prepared for your university studies, we’ve gathered together a range of course related activities including suggested reading and some great things to do right now.

Suggested texts

  • Palaiologou, I. (ed.) (2021) The early years foundation stage : theory and practice. Fourth edn. Los Angeles: SAGE.
  • MACBLAIN, S. (2022) Learning theories for early years practice. SAGE PUBLICATIONS.


Important dates:

  • Start date – Wednesday 21th September 2022(1pm – 6pm if studying at our Ormskirk campus, 4pm – 9pm if studying at Holy Cross)
  • Christmas Break – w/c 19th and w/c 26th December 2022
  • Easter Break – w/c 3rd and w/c 10th April 2023

Meet your programme lead: