The Degree in Early Childhood Education is one of the undergraduate degrees established by Royal Decree 1393/2007 of 29 October, Chapter III, Article 12.9, that enable one to perform a regulated profession in Spain. The conditions that must be met are laid out in the Resolution, of 17 December 2007, of the State Secretary for Universities and Research and in Order ECI/3854/2007, of 27 December , which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that allow for the profession of Early Childhood Education Teacher to be practiced.

The main aim of the programme is to train students as early childhood teachers, working on the acquisition of a set of skills including:

Personal-relationship skills that include the ability to promote social harmony and pacific conflict resolution; developing strategies for collaborative work that develops respect for different perspectives and for diversity; developing a committed attitude towards the profession, and the ability to promote educational values that defend gender equality and encourage the culture of peace.

Academic-disciplinary skills  such as the ability to analyse the educational implications of information and communication technology; analysing and developing the goals, syllabus content and assessment criteria for early childhood education, and knowing the evolutionary development and requirements of children in early childhood.

Professional skills  linked to the ability to cover language learning in multicultural and multilingual contexts, as well as the ability to understand, speak and write in English; the ability to create, interpret and appreciate arts and technologies associated to non-verbal communication tools; the ability to design, organise and assess learning contexts in line with childhood diversity, gender equality and respect for human rights, and the ability to reflect on and research educational practice in an attempt to improve teaching and promote innovative projects.