CURRICULUM
Child Development
Child Development Curriculum Intent
Child Development students gain a fundamental appreciation of how early childhood experiences and relationships lay the foundations for future interactions and outcomes. They understand the process of holistic development, discovering the sequence in which children gain specific concepts and skills. This will enable them to deliver appropriate strategies to ensure that children thrive. Students explore the roles, responsibilities and opportunities of careers connected to early years development.
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Key Strands
Development of children 0-5 years
Students explore developmental milestones to enable a comprehensive understanding of the skills and concepts that are achieved from birth to 5 years. They are introduced to the range of factors and transitions that affect holistic development and develop their understanding of ways to support children in achieving their potential.
Throughout the course students develop their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of working in early years settings including the importance of maintaining confidentiality, promoting equality and diversity and being a reflective practitioner. They consider the individual needs of children including age-related, medical and developmental and explore the importance of the necessity for fairness and inclusive practice.
Working with young children
Research
Students develop their independent research skills to enable understanding of a range of childcare issues. They learn to collect, select and record information from a range of sources ensuring that these are appropriately acknowledged.
Students explain how a range of factors, events and activities influence a child holistically, with an increasing awareness of how all areas are interrelated.