Description

Course Objectives

• To promote student’s knowledge of holistic child development, including mental, capabilities, emotional and physical growth, spiritual, manipulation and self-expression.
• To foster students’ understanding, sensitivity and appreciation of culture and environment as they relate to child rights, care, health and nutrition.
• To enhance in the students teaching and learning skills that are appropriate to young children, such as play and child-centred activity-based methods.
• To be informed about latest issues affecting ECDE teacher Education, research and ethics.

Course Content

• Introduction to General Psychology
• Overview of Child Development: pre-natal and infancy
• Health Education and Practices
• Foods and Nutrition for Infants and Young Children
• Introduction to General Methods in ECE
• Foundation of Historical Development of ECE in Kenya
• Basics of Language in Early Childhood
• Art, Craft and Material Development
• Play, Music and Drama in Early Childhood
• Basics of Science and Mathematics
• Religious and Social Studies in Early Childhood
• Foundation of Community Education and Mobilization
• Children with Special Needs
• Care giving and the Role of Family in Changing Society
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Management of programmes for Infants and Young Children
• Foundations of Guidance and Counselling

Training Format:

• All materials are made available through our Online Learning Platform
• Students should commit approximately 5-6 hours of their time per week

Materials Provided:

Online delivery of curriculum materials, exercises and templates.

Assignments:

In order to demonstrate their understanding of the course content, students will be required to submit assignments at the end of every month.