Early Childhood Development
Welcome to Early Childhood Development (ECD) department where excellence is evident!
The department has a staff complement of 10 members who are appropriately qualified. The department is offering an ECD programme that produces teachers who are innovative, versatile in pedagogy and production of instructional material.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are employed as teachers, curriculum developers and consultants. With knowledge and skills gained in the course, graduates are enabled to be entrepreneurs in a number of child care and education fields.
Level 1 semester 1
DEP09145 Child Development in Cross Cultural Contexts
This module focuses on exposing student teachers to child development in global cross cultural contexts. The module make students understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of learners and the impact these backgrounds have on learning and development in their transformative cultural contexts.
Environmental Protection and Management
The module focuses on equipping students with planning, implementation and evaluation skills. Students will develop detailed plans for environmental projects, carry out project plans and manage resources effectively. Students will work collaboratively with the community to conserve and preserve the environment.
Level 1 semester 2
DEPE10125 : Inclusive Pedagogy in Physical Education and Arts and Materials Production
Undertaking this module will expose student teachers to inclusive pedagogy in Physical Education and Arts as well as learning and teaching principles and practices. It will empower them with skills to design and apply inclusive approaches to Physical Education and Arts. The module will also enable students to create equitable learning environments that value diversity and promote equal access to all students. It will also enable student teachers to draw out comprehensive inclusive instructional programmes.
DEPE10127 : Inclusive Pedagogy in Languages and Materials Production
The module exposes students to learning and teaching principles and practice. It will empower students with skills to design and employ approaches to languages. It will enable students to produce and market languages materials.
DEPE10126 : Inclusive Pedagogy in Social Science and Materials Production
The module will assist students to undertake an in-depth study of social, environmental and pedagogical issues in Social Sciences in Early Childhood Development. It will enable student teachers to apply skills to solve problems related to inclusive pedagogical issues.
DEPE10123 : Inclusive Pedagogy in Mathematics, Science and Technology and Materials Production
Undertaking this module will expose student teachers to learning and teaching principles and practices. It will empower them with skills to design and employ inclusive approaches for Mathematics, Science Technology and Materials Production. The module will enable student teachers to produce and market learning and teaching material. It will also enable student teachers to apply research based techniques in solving emerging challenges in communities.
DEPE91241 : Educational Legal Frameworks, Leadership and Management
This module is designed for student teachers with an intention to expose them to the fundamentals of Educational Legal Framework, Leadership and Management. It will empower them with leadership and managerial skills aimed at cultivating in them an appreciation and understanding of the fundamentals of Educational Framework, Leadership and Management in primary schools. The module will also enable student teachers to draw programmes which guide learning.
DEPE10121 : Inclusive Monitoring and Assessment Models
This module aims to equip student with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement inclusive monitoring and assessment practices in educational practice. Student teachers will explore various assessment models that cater to diverse learners ensuring fair and equitable evaluation processes.
Level 2 Semester 1 and 2
Students have work integrated learning for the whole year in schools and communities.
Level 3 semester 1
Human Rights, Safeguarding and Support Systems
The module aims to develop in students, skills to create environments that protect and support young children. Undertaking this module will expose students to strategies of creating enabling environments. Students will produce awareness material and records to promote safeguarding and human rights.
N.B students also have specialisation modules in this semester.
Level 3 semester 2
Literacies in Early Childhood Development
The module aims to develop students’ skills in research and design of early literacy programs. It will empower students with skills to design and employ inclusive reading and writing strategies for young learners. It also seeks to capacitate students to produce and market inclusive early literacy materials.
N.B students also have specialisation modules in this semester.
Specialisation
Students choose areas of specialisation from the following clusters:
- Agriculture, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences
- Natural Sciences
- Techno-Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Culture, Languages and Communication
The specialisation modules deepen students’ knowledge and skills to cope with national and global demands of the 21st century education. These modules are offered in the third year.
Electives (optional courses)
- Sign language
- One health
Certificate In Early Years Child Minding
- Unlocking new career paths, leaving no one behind
Child minding is a form of child care where a caregiver looks after one or more children in their own home and other settings where there are children. Women in the 21st century are participating in economic activities hence the need for assistants to take care of their children in their absence. The department therefore, found it imperative to reach out the community to mitigate child abduction and abuse which is rampart globally. This programme intends to equip child-minders with skills and knowledge to take care of young children under the age of 5.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are employed as child caregivers in various early childhood settings. They also work in resort centres and paediatric wards in hospitals. Some can work in private homes. Knowledge and skills gained in the course empowers graduates to be entrepreneurs in a number of child care fields.
- Duration: 6 months
- Entry requirements: Secondary education
- Modes of learning: face to face and online
- Biannual enrolment: February and August
Modules on offer
- CEYC1001 Fundamentals of Early Childhood Development
- CEYC1002 Health and Nutrition in Early years
- CEYC1003 Managing Early Years Programmes
- CEYC1004 Safeguarding in Early Years
- CEYC1006 Inclusivity in Early Years
- CEYC1005 Foundations of Institutional Practice (one-month placement)
Practicing Preschool
Welcome to United College of Education ECD centre, a research laboratory operated in partnership with the college. Our preschool provides a unique learning environment for students in our education programmes, offering hands on experience and mentorship from experienced educators.