ECED Curriculum 1

The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

1. Children approach curriculum from a holistic perspective, which includes opportunities and experiences that promote: physical, emotional, social, intellectual and language development.
2. Children learn from interactions, materials and activities, which are concrete, authentic and relevant to their experiences.
3. Play is the medium through which learning activities are presented to children, because play promotes both self-initiated and self-directed learning and provides opportunities for growth and learning across developmental levels, interests and abilities.
4. To meet the needs of all children in the group, learning abilities are adapted from a wide range of developmental levels, interests and abilities.
5. To gain understanding about developmentally appropriate practice and to plan and implement curriculum, the early childhood educator learns best by:
   • acting on the materials to explore their relevance and potentiality
   • trying his/her ideas with children
   • observing and documenting children’s behaviours as they explore materials and activities
   • collaborating in the planning, implementing and assessing of learning experiences with children, colleagues and parents.