Early Childhood Education

Course Description

Competency-Based Task List

Certification

Course Description

Prerequisites: Grades 11 and 12. Students must be motivated and interested in the care of young children in a Child Care workplace setting.

Course Description:

Early Childhood Education I. Students prepare to be primary providers of home-, family-, or institution-based child care services by focusing their study on the planning, organizing, and
conducting of meaningful play and learning activities; child monitoring and supervision; record keeping; and referral procedures. Critical thinking, practical problem solving, and entrepreneurship opportunities within the field of early childhood education are emphasized. Teachers highlight the basic skills of math, science, and communication when appropriate in content.

Early Childhood Education II. Students prepare for positions in child care centers as child care attendants, kindergarten aides, or child care assistants; as foster parents; or as entrepreneurs. On-the-job education or other work-based learning opportunities under the supervision of the instructor are an option. Critical thinking, practical problem solving, and entrepreneurship opportunities within the field of early childhood education are emphasized. Teachers highlight the basic skills of math, science, and communication when appropriate in content.

Course Content and Objectives:
The study of child development from birth to school age.
Preparing lesson plans, planning room arrangement and preparation for preschool.
On site experience conducting preschool for two semesters.
Internship for approximately three months in a local preschool program.
 

Certification