Complete your field experience in a supervised childcare setting. Demonstrate professional behaviour, effective communication, and your skills and knowledge of best practices as you relate theory and learning to real-life experiences. In addition to observations, you will plan and implement play activities that encourage growth in the different areas of child development.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Use your knowledge and skills from previous courses to organize, plan, and implement programs for a safe, secure, and caring learning environment. Learn to plan for routines and transitions and to use community resources when planning.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Develop your skills in listening and using verbal and non-verbal communication. Learn about active listening, verbal communication, body language, and other non-verbal communication. Develop skills to communicate with and support families. Learn appropriate guidance strategies.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Learn about the business aspects of owning and operating a day home, including keeping child-care and financial records, the advantages of working for a day home agency, and promoting your day home.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Understand the development of literacy and language in young children. Explore the principles and milestones of language development. Learn to promote language development and to encourage the development of pre-reading and pre-writing skills.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Gain an understanding of the value and the characteristics of children�s play and its importance to children�s development. Learn how to choose appropriate play materials and plan play experiences that create rich learning environments.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Complete field experience in a child-care setting. Learn about professional behaviour in the child-care setting and how to observe and record behaviour. Demonstrate reliable and responsible work habits.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Learn how to plan a safe environment for children. Learn about government and licensing regulations, planning for health and safety in the day home, preparing emergency plans, performing risk assessments, developing safety rules, and completing accident and incident report forms.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Develop an understanding of Canada�s Food Guide as it relates to young children and the importance of a healthy diet to the well-being of children. Learn to plan and prepare nutritious snacks and meals and to use good hygiene habits in the day home.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
Learn about the importance of caregiving and the various roles and responsibilities the caregiver assumes. Study the physical, creative, intellectual, social, and emotional development of children through the early years. Use your knowledge of how children develop and learn in order to plan activities and choose play materials.
- Teacher: Gwen Morraz
Skill Level: Beginner
