GOAL: The course is concerned with the care and education of children aged 0 – 6 year or just before the age of formal schooling that teachers and educators must know before they embark on Early Childhood Care Management.
OBJECTIVES: On completion of the courses in Early Childhood Care Management curriculum the student should be able to know:-
- Manifest desirable administrative competence in Early Childhood Care and Education.
- Discuss the needs, progress and Development of the child.
- Keep records of the child’s developmental progress in terms of major milestone.
- Identify children with special needs.
- Utilize resources and improvise materials to stimulate the child through play.
- Participate actively in professional workshops and seminars relevant to Early Childhood Care Education.
- Assist the student to develop skills that will be used to help the child to explore his/her environment and development inquisiveness.
- Assist the student to develop good health habits with emphasis on sanitation and safety needs of the child.
- Assist the student to develop communication reasoning and expressive skills.
- Provide skills to help the student to facilitate emotional stability of the child.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENT:
- Five Credits in any five subjects including English and Mathematics.
- Entrepreneurship, Communication Skills, and Mathematics are compulsory as General Studies.
- All the General Education Courses and the Core – Curriculum Courses on Early childhood care Management must be taken and passed.
| PROPOSED CURRICULUM TABLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR I FIRST SEMESTER | |||
| S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| 1 | ECM 111 | Principles and Methods of Teaching | 3 |
| 2 | ECM 112 | Origin, theories and policy of Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| 3 | ECM 113 | Educational Psychology | 4 |
| 4 | ECM 114 | Moral Philosophy | 2 |
| 5 | CSC 111 | Introduction to Computing | 2 |
| 6 | GNS 111 | English Language and Communication Skills I | 2 |
| 7 | ENT 111 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| 8 | IDS 111 | Rudiments of Christian Life | 1 |
| TOTAL | 18 | ||
| YEAR I SECOND SEMESTER | |||
| S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| 1 | ECM 124 | Developmental Stages in Early Childhood | 3 |
| 2 | ECM 125 | Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| 3 | ECM 126 | Planning and Management of Early Years environment | 3 |
| 4 | ECM 127 | Childu0092s Stimulation Techniques | 3 |
| 5 | CED 121 | Citizenship Education | 2 |
| 6 | ENT 121 | Practice of Entrepreneurship | 2 |
| 7 | GNS 121 | English Language and Communication Skills II | 2 |
| 8 | IDS 121 | Life and Times of Archbishop Benson Idahosa | 1 |
| TOTAL | 19 | ||
| YEAR II FIRST SEMESTER | |||
| S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| 1 | ECM 211 | Sociology of Education | 3 |
| 2 | ECM 212 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| 3 | ECM 213 | Children with special needs in Early childhood | 3 |
| 4 | ECM 214 | Curriculum & Instruction | 3 |
| 5 | ECM 215 | Industrial Attachment (Teaching Care given Practice) | 6 |
| 6 | ECM 216 | Introduction to Physical Health Education | 3 |
| TOTAL | 21 | ||
| YEAR II SECOND SEMESTER | |||
| S/N | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT UNITS |
| 1 | ECM 221 | Child health and Nutrition | 2 |
| 2 | ECM 222 | Strategies for Teaching in the Early Years | 3 |
| 3 | ECM 223 | Child Right | 2 |
| 4 | ECM 224 | Administration of schools for Early Childhood | 4 |
| 5 | ECM 225 | Safety Measures in Early Childhood Management | 4 |
| 6 | GNS 221 | Library and Research Methods | 2 |
| 7 | MTH 210 | Introduction to Numerical Value | 3 |
| TOTAL | 20 | ||