Accredited by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)

COURSE OVERVIEW

WSQ Professional Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (WSQ PDECCE) is designed to equip preschool teachers with the relevant skills and knowledge for effective teaching and curriculum planning.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Provide an overview of the preschool and national education systems in Singapore and their desired outcomes
2. Analyse their roles in the facilitation and scaffolding of children’s learning in the early years
3. Understand educational considerations that help various exceptional needs children to be more successful in their learning.
4. Recognise the importance of including Parents and the Community in the care and education of young children
5. Recognise the importance of safety, health, hygiene and nutrition aspects in the care and education of young children

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Academic Requirements:

• 5 GCE ‘O’ level credits

Language Requirements:

Formal education in English

• A grade C6 in GCE ‘O’ level English Language or any acceptable alternatives (For English programme)

Formal education is NOT in English

• A grade B4 in GCE ‘O’ level EL1 or any acceptable alternatives

*For a list of acceptable alternatives in place of GCE ‘O’ level English Language, please refer to List of English Language Acceptable Alternatives for Course Admission​​​​​​ from the ECDA website.

HEALTH CLEARANCE Requirement: Please refer to the following link under Childcare Link (Refer to page 13 of document)

Module Synopsis

PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

Principles of Early Childhood and Centre Visioning and Planning

• Demonstrate and understanding and appreciation of philosophy and goals of preschool education.
• Develop and understanding of various approaches, models and current perspectives of preschool education.
• Examine and discuss the desired outcomes of a quality preschool education

CHILD DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING

Understanding How Young Children Learn

• Children’s growth and development
• Observation and evaluation of children
• Children’s learning and special needs

CURRICULUM PLANNING AND PEDAGOGY

Planning an Integrated Programme 

• Overview of Integrated Programme
• designing and implementing programmes to promote children’s growth and cultural environment
• Review and assess the effectiveness of existing programmes to facilitate future programme development

Classroom Management, Observation and Documentation of Children’s Learning

• The concept and strategy of classroom management
• Procedures for data collecting and recording.
• Develop and implement behaviour training programs
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of student behaviour training programs

Inculcating Early Years Curriculum

• The Language Arts Curriculum
• The Numeracy Curriculum
• The Discovery of The World Curriculum
• The Visual Arts Curriculum
• The Performing Arts Curriculum
• The Physical Education Curriculum

Designing Learning Environment for Young Children

• Children’s needs for environmental awareness
• Application of child’s development theories in the designing of environment for Young Children
• Planning, designing and arranging environments to promote children’s environmental awareness and development
• Assessment of children’s environmental awareness learning
• Management of environmental resources

Positive Interaction and Effective Communication with Children

This Module will assist students to acquire professional skills that are necessary to provide the best care and education for children in their early years. Learners will be able to understanding the importance of effective communication, develop Communication skills with children, parents and colleagues.

• Effective use of verbal and non-verbal communication methods
• Positive Interaction with Children
• Adapting communication styles to children’s age, developmental stages and cultural background.

Guiding Self and Social Development in Children

• Understanding Children’s needs of self-awareness and social-awareness
• Child’s development theory and self-awareness
• Planning and design environment to promote child’s self-awareness and social-awareness
• Creating and arranging environment to promote child’s self-awareness and social-awareness
• Evaluation of Child’s self-awareness and social-awareness
• The management of the resources for self-awareness and social-awareness

PERSONAL GROWTH & PROFESSIONAL

Professional Mastery

The students will be able to analyse and reflect on what is required for competent, effective and safe practice, and provide active support for individuals and key people.

• Work reflection and improvement
• Respecting and contributing relationship towards workplace and organization
• Collaboration with colleagues
• Speech Training
• Creative Thinking
• Aesthetic Appreciation

Professional Value and Code of Ethics of Preschool Teacher (L2)

• United Nations Convention on Child’s Rights
• The role of preschool teachers
• Professional code of ethics
• Vision, mission and values

Teamwork at Workplace

• working with colleagues
• Communicate with colleagues
• Effective team Work

Centre’s Project Collaboration

• The importance of networking establishment
• Understand the nature of meetings, forums and seminars
• Establish relationships and developing resources with parents and communities

SAFETY, HEALTH, HYGIENE & NUTRITION

• Workplace Safety and Health Act
• Importance of Safety, Health, Hygiene & Nutrition aspects in the early years
• Identifying and management of the disease and medical care
• Handling of accidents and emergency situations
• Review and implementation of existing child health, hygiene, safety and nutrition practices
• develop and improve children’s awareness of health, hygiene, safety and nutrition and develop good habits
• Review scientific timetable to fulfil the physical and emotional needs of infants and preschool children
• identify and manage child abuse issues

PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY

Partnership with Families

This Module will assist students to understand the importance of building partnerships with Families and the Community. Students will explore and discuss ways to build partnerships with Families and the Community to reach out and support them as well to involve them and gain their support for the Centre’ programme. Students will review and reflect on their role as “bridges” between the children and Centre, and Families and the Community, as well as between Families and the Community.

• Understanding the child through family collaboration
• Ways to communicate with parents
• Partnership with parents and community  services

Partnership with Communities

• Teachers, parents and community partnership
• Networking with colleagues keep and professionals
• design and implement programmes to plan for transition to primary school

PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT

Practicum for Preschool Teachers

This module will assist students to understand the importance of building partnerships with Families and the Community. Students will explore and discuss ways to build partnerships with Families and the Community to reach out and support them as well to involve them and gain their support for the Centre’ programme. Students will review and reflect on their role as “bridges” between the children and Centre, and Families and the Community, as well as between Families and the Community.