Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (Karachi)

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this course is to learn about the basic developmental stages of children and how to apply this information appropriately to instruction and curriculum development in practical settings. An integral part of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop skills related to developing appropriate curriculum. As students gain a broader understanding of young children, this knowledge will be reflected in their curriculum planning. The information in this course will be presented in a format that provides students with a global understanding of the rich diversity of all children.

Development of curriculum and instructional practices in the preschool and kindergarten settings; principles and methods of understanding and working with the preschool child.

This program encompasses both course work and the session practices. It involves the transformation of professional practice to knowledge that makes a significant contribution in latest education methodologies.

OBJECTIVES

• Recognize characteristics of an effective early childhood educator and effective early childhood program.
• Demonstrate knowledge of child development, characteristics of the young child, and developmentally appropriate practices. To gain experience in designing curriculum and lesson planning.
• Show knowledge of the history of early childhood education and its impact on current practices in the field.
• Identify observation, screening, and assessment techniques and demonstrate competencies in observation techniques, synthesis, and analysis by observing in diverse early childhood programs and analyzing information gathered with respect to the role and influence of culture, linguistic, and ability diversity.

PROGRAM CONTENTS

• Introduction to ECCE curriculum
• Significance Philosophy and values in ECCE
• Aims of ECCE
• Key Learning areas, competencies and expected learning outcome for ECCE
• Personal and social development
• Health, Hygiene and safety
• Creative Arts
• Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
• Creating positive and conducive environment for ECCE class room
• Developing criterion of child assessment and record keeping
• Effective implementation of quality ECCE
• Essentials for developing a teacher educators’/school administrator guide
• Theoretical perspectives of ECCE
  • Developmental theories
    • Brain development in early years
    • Cognitive development
    • Sociocultural development
    • Ecological systems theory
  • Learning theories
    • Multiple intelligence
    • Learning styles

METHODOLOGY

Lectures, group discussion, case studies, assignments, presentations, and exams.

PROGRAM DURATION/DAYS

The program is of three-month duration. Classes will be held on Saturday only during 02:00 pm to 08:00 pm.