Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education

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Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
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Swayam
Overview

Enhance Your Expertise in Child Development and Education with Advanced Skills and Knowledge for Early Childhood Professionals and Caregivers

Duration	15 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Difficulty level	Beginner
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Credential	Certificate

Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education

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Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
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Swayam
Highlights

Earn a certification from Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education for Women,Coimbatore
Learn from expert faculty

Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
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Swayam
Course details

Skills you will learn

Psychology Communication skills

Who should do this course?

Teachers and caregivers already working in early childhood settings who seek to enhance their qualifications, deepen their understanding of early childhood development, and improve their pedagogical skills

What are the course deliverables?

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of theories and principles of child development, particularly in the early years
Analyze the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of young children and how these aspects interrelate
Design and implement developmentally appropriate curricula that cater to the diverse needs of young children
Evaluate the effectiveness of various teaching strategies and learning activities in early childhood settings

More about this course

Early childhood is a period that covers the first six years of a life of a child, wherein their brain grows at an extraordinary speed. The synaptic connections to the brain are made by the experiences that a child draws from his/her environment
Hence the environment of every child should be enriched with powerful experiences to lay a stronger foundation and thereby fostering the holistic lifelong development
Early childhood care and education is a multidisciplinary field that relies on insights from several fields like human development, psychology, sociology, and medicine, particularly neuroscience
Having said the importance of the lifespan stage - the early childhood and the magnitude of the care and education components of it, this credit course on Early childhood care and education serves as a curriculum framework for children from birth to six years

Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
at
Swayam
Curriculum

Week - 1

ECCE in India

Principles of growth and development and interrelatedness of the domains of development

Brain development in early years

Week - 2

Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years - Behaviourism and social learning

Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years – Piaget’s Cognitive developmental theory

Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years – Information processing and Gardner’s’ MI

Week - 3

Theoretical foundations and its implications towards learning and development in early years - Ecological and socio-cultural perspective

Objectives and Principles of ECCE

ECCE concerns

Week - 4

Concept, meaning and benefits of play

Types of play and its values - Part 1

Types of play and its values - Part 2

Learning and developing holistically through play

Week - 5

Curriculum of play way approach – supporting communication skills

Curriculum of play way approach – supporting early literacy and numeracy

Curriculum of play way approach – supporting reading skills

Week - 6

The planning process – Long term, medium term and small term

The planning process - Reviewing and evaluating planned themes and activities

Week - 7

Setting up early learning environment – indoor

Setting up early learning environment – outdoor

Meaning and concept, general types of pedagogical techniques and strategies

Week - 8

Pedagogy in relation to ECE – Positioning, Empowering, Scaffolding

Pedagogy in relation to ECE – Co-constructing, Modelling, Questioning

Pedagogy in relation to ECE – Encouraging and praising, Problem solving, Documenting

Week - 9

Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for birth to three years – Part 1

Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for birth to three years – Part 2

Week - 10

Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for three to six years – Part – 1

Guiding principles and suggestive developmentally appropriate practices for three to six years – Part – 2

Postgraduate Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
at
Swayam
Faculty details

K.Arockia Maraichelvi

K.Arockia Maraichelvi, with a 15 years of teaching experience in the field of Human Development has specialized in the Early Childhood Domain. She is a proud recipient of UGC Research award (2012-2014), International Young Scientist Award (2016) and Kusuma Young Researcher Award (2009). Dr.Maraichelvi, Coordinated the MOOC course on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and the course is listed in Top 30 online courses of 2019 on Class Central and is one among the top 6 Indian courses on Class Central.