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Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education (online)

Study the Bachelor's Degree in Spanish or bilingual (English)

Skills in Spanish are the cornerstone of the Nebrija University curriculum, without neglecting English language training, which is applied to the entire programme, and you can choose to study the degree in bilingual mode.

Starts on 14/09/2026
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Profesora con niños en el aula
  • Campus
    Campus of Languages, Education and Psychology in Madrid - Arturo Soria
  • Modality
    Online
  • Languages
    Spanish, English
  • Credits
    240 ECTS
  • Duration
    4 COURSES
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    Internships in educational centres from the first academic year onwards

    The Spanish language is fundamental in the training of future education professionals, bearing in mind the direct application it will have in the first years of children's school life. Spanish language skills are the cornerstone of the Nebrija University curriculum, without neglecting English language training, which is applied to the entire programme, with the option of studying the degree in bilingual mode.

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    Una presentadora explica un tema a un grupo de niños en un aula.

    A degree focused on the future and internationalisation

    The approach of a degree with a bilingual option, such as our Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, seeks to promote the internationalisation of students. In addition, this curriculum responds to the social demand for more teachers capable of teaching in English and training future generations in language skills in line with the needs of Europe and a more globalised world.

    Our students, future education professionals in the first years of their children's school life, will be able to choose between classroom, blended or distance learning. We adapt to your needs, we want you to study what you want to be.

    Graduates in Early Childhood Education can study the Degree in Early Childhood Education in four academic semesters, thus obtaining the Degree in Early Childhood Education from Nebrija University.

    The main objective of this degree is to train students to exercise the regulated profession of Early Childhood Education Teacher and to respond to the educational needs and challenges that this key stage in the development of the individual poses.

    Teaching objectives

    To provide students with the knowledge, instruments and skills that will enable them to assume the responsibilities they must face in the educational stage from 3 to 6 years of age.

    To develop in students the ability to facilitate early childhood learning, from a globalising and integrating perspective of the different cognitive, emotional, psychomotor and volitional dimensions.

    To help students understand the educational implications of information and communication technologies, and in particular television in early childhood.

    To reinforce students' ability to put into play the necessary strategies to develop curricular projects that are adapted to the characteristics and needs of their pupils in the period 3-6 years.

    To provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the objectives, curricular content and assessment criteria of Early Childhood Education.

    To provide students with the necessary skills to promote the formation of perception, knowledge and control of their body through the stimulation of the different perceptive channels.

    To provide students with the fundamentals of infant dietetics and hygiene as well as the psychological, learning and personality-building processes in early childhood.

    In the case of the bilingual option, to provide students with a solid base of fundamental knowledge that will enable them to acquire a C1 level in English so that they can use it as a vehicle for specific knowledge.

    To provide students with the knowledge, instruments and skills that will enable them to assume the responsibilities they must face in the educational stage from 3 to 6 years of age.

    To develop in students the ability to facilitate early childhood learning, from a globalising and integrating perspective of the different cognitive, emotional, psychomotor and volitional dimensions.

    To help students understand the educational implications of information and communication technologies, and in particular television in early childhood.

    To reinforce students' ability to put into play the necessary strategies to develop curricular projects that are adapted to the characteristics and needs of their pupils in the period 3-6 years.

    To provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the objectives, curricular content and assessment criteria of Early Childhood Education.

    To provide students with the necessary skills to promote the formation of perception, knowledge and control of their body through the stimulation of the different perceptive channels.

    To provide students with the fundamentals of infant dietetics and hygiene as well as the psychological, learning and personality-building processes in early childhood.

    In the case of the bilingual option, to provide students with a solid base of fundamental knowledge that will enable them to acquire a C1 level in English so that they can use it as a vehicle for specific knowledge.

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    Susana Martín
    Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Education

    "We contribute to society if we educate multilingual and multicultural citizens, capable of transmitting and teaching what they are and what they know through innovative methodologies, with an artistic, creative and critical sense of life".

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    Alfonso González Garrido

    Nominated for the EDUCA ABANCA Awards as Best Teacher in Spain 2024

    Having the best is part of the philosophy of Nebrija University. Our professor Alfonso González Garrido has been nominated as the best teacher in Spain 2024 in the Educa Abanca Awards. Congratulations, Alfonso!

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    Syllabus

    All our degrees and syllabuses have been developed in accordance with the new guidelines set by current legislation, and have already been verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment. Students must take 240 credits.

  • Prices


    ONLINE PRICES

    Total price of the complete course
    Pre-reservation of place
    Confirmation of place reservation
    Number of instalments
    Full course fee
    5.500
    300
    400€
    10
    480€

    Teachers

    The teaching staff is made up of 131 lecturers, 67% of whom hold PhDs, combining academic rigour, research experience and a practical vision connected to professional reality.

    Academic information

    Quality

    Official qualification: Degree in Early Childhood Education
    Profession regulated by Order EDI/3857/2007.

    Faculty or school responsible: Faculty of Languages and Education

    Branch of knowledge: Social Sciences

    Number of places available:

    - Distance learning: 400

    Type of course: Distance learning

    Academic year in which it was introduced: 2012 - 2013

    Academic year of verification by ANECA: 2011 - 2012

    Total Credits: 240 ECTS

    Part-time
    Minimum: 12 ECTS credits
    Maximum: 45 ECTS credits.

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    Una mujer está presentando una hoja con dibujos de caras y globos en una sala de clases.

    Employability

    Career opportunities

    Graduates in this degree will be able to work as teachers in Early Childhood Education with children from 0 to 6 years old, in nursery schools (public, private and subsidised), children's leisure centres, or toy libraries among others, having the possibility of teaching in bilingual centres, thanks to the Mention in Foreign Language: English of the Degree in Early Childhood Education, as well as specialising in other disciplines such as physical education, through the Mention in Physical Education; therapeutic pedagogy, through the Mention in Therapeutic Pedagogy or in Hearing and Language, studying the Mention in Hearing and Language.

    On the other hand, they will be able to approach sectors of a different nature, but which require the knowledge of a graduate in Early Childhood Education, such as projects in museums, sports or leisure organisations, and sectors of creation of didactic materials, among others.

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    Una mujer está presentando una hoja con dibujos de caras y globos en una sala de clases.
    83%

    Employability

    Nº2

    In Teaching
    Spanish universities (U-Ranking)

    5

    Academic mentions
    Get one at the end of your degree

    38

    ECTS credits
    Professional internships in all courses

    International

    The Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of Ecuador (SENESCYT), after studying the curriculum of the degrees of Universidad Nebrija, recognizes this university degree through the official letter nº SENESCYT-SGES-SFA-2019-0722-O.

    The International Mobility Office of the Nebrija University is constantly monitoring the agreements with the most prestigious universities. Students will be able to spend a year or semester at universities in Europe, America, Asia and Australia. This option will broaden their vision of the world in addition to their language training and will prepare them to carry out their professional work with rigour in any corner of the world.

    Agreements established with some Universities

    NOTE: The host universities, offered per degree, may vary according to the International Mobility Programme. For the most up-to-date information, students can consult the online information on the International Mobility Programme.

    Several universities have special academic or linguistic requirements. For more information, please contact the International Programmes Department.

    The information published here is for guidance only and may be subject to change.

    International Faculty Coordinator

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    Cristina Herrero Fernández

    For more information on academic and language requirements, please contact me.

    cherrerof@nebrija.es

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    Classroom specialising in Education

    Nebrija University's Education students are trained at the new Madrid-Arturo Soria Campus of Languages and Education, a completely renovated space with facilities to facilitate teaching and learning.

    An example of this is the specialised classroom, where students can develop and put into practice techniques that will be very useful in their future teaching careers.

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