Child Care Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
66 /100
2326 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Child Care

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21440 £18857 £21247
25-75 percentile range £17452 - £25842 £13458 - £23968 £14991 - £27700
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
All Child Care courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20909 £18489 £21464
25-75 percentile range £17047 - £24699 £13421 - £23187 £15061 - £26868
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Child Care

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

Among graduates of Child Care who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Typical employers for graduates of Child Care

  • Nurseries and Pre- schools
  • State and Independent Schools
  • Local Authorities
  • Local and National Charities
  • Health Authorities

Jobs of graduates of Child Care (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Child Care at Anglia Ruskin University

40% Business and public service associate professionals
40% Business and public service associate professionals
20% Information Technology Professionals
15% Managers, directors and senior officials
15% Customer service occupations
10% Finance Professionals
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Media Professionals
10% Caring personal services
10% Nursing Professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Administrative occupations
10% Teaching Professionals
10% Process, plant and machine operatives
10% Elementary occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Child Care

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Child Care, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Child Care is the study of social work services aimed at support of vulnerable/under-privileged children in society.

The median salary of graduates of Child Care was £21440 15 months after graduation, £18857 3 years after graduation and £21247 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Child Care studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Science - MSc