ECH1500 — Fld Exp 1 Child Care Infants
This course will provide students with a professional experience in a childcare setting to develop the skills to observe children, and plan, design and implement developmentally and culturally appropriate care and learning experiences for children under the age of two years old. Students will engage in the planning cycle; promote the use of play & exploration through their communication & collaboration with families. Students will also make connections between developmental theories and research about how infants and toddlers learn and how this manifests into best practice. Weekly faculty-led meetings will be required. Twenty days (2 x 8-hour days a week for ten weeks) of supervised practice in an early care and education service. Total 4 weeks/20 days/160 hours. This course may have a course fee. pre-req: EDUC 1002, ECH 1000, ECH 1100, ECH 1200 (or concurrent registration)