Observation and Planning for the Holistic Development of Infants and Toddlers (Synchronous E-learning)
About This Course
In this course learners will focus on observation of children from birth to 36 months to understand their development, interests, needs and abilities. With the information documented, they will learn to share with parents as well as plan purposeful experiences to support children’s physical, cognitive, social and emotional development and develop their sense of agency. Reflections on documentations, planning and examining their role in individualising, adapting and monitoring the effectiveness of the intentional experiences to cater to the specific needs of the individual children, in collaboration with parents to support children’s development and learning, will also be included.
What You'll Learn
1. observe, document, interpret and reflect on the observations;
2. identify abilities and needs of children from birth to three;
3. plan play experiences to support the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development, and develop the sense of agency of children;
4. individualise and adapt interactions and experiences to enable children to feel secure and confident;
5. evaluate and reflect on the effectiveness of the experiences; and
6. collaborate with parents to support the young child’s development and learning.
Entry Requirements
Be ECDA-certified as EY1
Be ECDA-certified as EY2
Be ECDA-certified as L1 teacher
Currently employed in a childcare registered or licensed with ECDA