Early Childhood Education Ontario College Diploma

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Objectives The Early Childhood Education program prepares individuals to meet the diverse needs of the early childhood education profession. Students acquire knowledge and develop the practical skills necessary to foster social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development in children from infancy to age 12.
Practical experience Students participate in field placement experiences in a variety of settings serving young children and their families.
Academic title Early Childhood Education Ontario College Diploma
Course description Semester 1

   1. CHILD DEVELOPMENT I
   2. COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
   3. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT I
   4. INTRODUCTION TO ECE PRACTICES
   5. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
   6. WELLNESS FOR CHILDREN
   7. ELECTIVE
   8. FIELD PLACEMENT PREPARATION

Semester 2

   1. CHILD DEVELOPMENT II
   2. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT II
   3. FIELD PLACEMENT I
   4. FIELD PLACEMENT SEMINAR I
   5. GUIDANCE OF THE YOUNG CHILD
   6. OBSERVING THE YOUNG CHILD

Semester 3

   1. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT III
   2. FIELD PLACEMENT II
   3. FIELD PLACEMENT SEMINAR II
   4. INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES
   5. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
   6. SUPERVISION & ADMINISTRATION

Semester 4

   1. FIELD PLACEMENT III
   2. FIELD PLACEMENT SEMINAR III
   3. PHILOSOPHIES OF ECE
   4. PREVENTION & IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD ABUSE
   5. ROLE OF THE PROFESSIONAL IN ECE
   6. WORKING WITH PARENTS