Second-year student Chiara’s academic journey is featured in the FE News, Staffordshire Live and The Paradise News.

Chiara (Set 45) originally planned to study to be a teacher after finishing her Level 3 course in Children’s Play and Development. Then, while working as a hotel resort nanny during the COVID pandemic, she discovered a role that combined her passion for supporting a child’s development and her love for travel, leading her to pursue the degree course at Norland.

Read the FE News, Staffordshire Live and The Paradise News articles.

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‘Student Q&A: Norland success’ (Nursery World)

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Norland granted university status to become the world’s first university dedicated to early childhood (multiple media mentions)

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‘Brain architects, not babysitters’ (Times Higher Education)

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BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education & Norland diploma

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