About this Course

This course prepares the students for a career in Early Childhood Care and Education. It will provide the skills, knowledge and competence that will enable students to develop a career as a Pre-school Educator for children whose age range is between 18 months to 6 years. 

Students will learn good communication skills both written and spoken to effectively work with young children and their families. The DECCE-T is awarded by MMIA and accredited by ECDA.

Aims

• Enable trainees to transfer educational/child developmental theories into practice which provide wide-ranging, multi media and developmentally appropriate learning experiences to young children.
  
• Enable trainees to be skillful in observation and to apply their knowledge of child development to designing a learning environment that meets the needs of each individual child
  
• Present to trainees with a variety of early childhood approaches which facilitate a creative and developmentally appropriate curriculum
  
• Present to trainees with a variety of early childhood approaches which facilitate a creative and developmentally appropriate curriculum.
  
• Help trainees design, implement and evaluate learning environment and activities based on the curriculum framework and desired outcomes of pre-school education.
  

Course Structure

1. Principles and Practices in Early Childhood Care and Education
   
2. Child Development and Learning
   
3. Curriculum Planning and Pedagogy
   
4. Personal Growth and Professional Development : The Reflective Practitioner
   
5. Safety, Health, Hygiene & Nutrition
   
6. Partnership with Families and The Community
   
7. Supervised Teaching Practice
   

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