The student studies: understanding children’s behaviour; play; learning and early years curriculum; children’s learning and development; higher learning skills; reflective practice; communication; language and literacy; health perspectives in the early years; researching professional practice; working with children and families; curriculum studies; children’s learning and technology; pedagogical principles and practice; professional roles; creative and expressive arts in early childhood; special needs in the early years; contemporary issues in early childhood; communication and leadership.