To apply for this course, you must:

• be currently working with children within a London borough (you may live outside a London borough but must work in one)
• have no degree level qualifications in any subject area
• have an enhanced DBS clearance certificate (proof will be required)
• have your employer’s permission to attend the course and to carry out nursery observations

If you meet the above criteria, we will interview you. Applications from those who do not meet the criteria will not be considered. Places are limited and we reserve the right to close the application intake once we have received sufficient applications.

This course is free of charge to eligible participants. 

This course runs twice per year, in January and September. It takes place over ten Mondays between 3.00pm and 5.45pm at the Tavistock Centre in London. There may be some online learning.

This course offers students new perspectives on child development to bring to their current workplace. It is also an access course for eligible students who would like to go on to do further fully-funded study within the Tavistock.

Many of our students go on to gain funded places on Emotional care of babies, children, young people and families (EC1) and following this can progress towards a clinical training in child psychotherapy.