Certificate in Infant/Toddler Care & Development
Applicants should:
? Possess at least one of the following qualifications:
- Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ level credits including English Language
- Basic Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education
- Early Childhood Teachers’ Bridging Programme (ECTBP)
- State Registered Nurse (SRN)
? Have a valid first aid certificate
? Be at least 21 years of age
Course Coverage and Training Hours
S/N Core Domain / Module Course Content Training
Hours
1 Principles of Infant and 20 h ? Prenatal and Neonatal Development
Toddler Development ? Physical Development in Infants and
Toddlers
? Cognitive Development in Infants and
Toddlers
? Language Development in Infants and
Toddlers
? Social-Emotional Development in Infants
and Toddlers
? Understanding Characteristics of Infants
and Toddlers
? Observation and Recording Behaviour and
Development of Infants and Toddlers
? Theoretical Perspective for Understanding
Infants and Toddlers
? Infant and Toddler Behaviour Management
? Introduction to Assessment of
Development in Infants and Toddlers Care
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2 Safety, Health and 30 h ? Necessities of a healthy infant/toddler day
Nutrition care centre
? Procedures for safety and healthy
conditions in the centre
? Procedures for sick children, diapering,
hand washing and sterilisation
? Common ailments (e.g. diarrhoea) and
conditions (e.g. colic, asthma) affecting
infants & toddlers
? Diseases and infections affecting infants &
toddlers
? Disease and infection control methods to
reduce the occurrence of diseases and
infections in infant and toddler care facilities ? Vaccinations and Immunisations ? Nutritional needs of infants and toddlers &
menu planning
? Feeding procedures for infants and toddlers ? Procedures for Preparing & Storing of
food for infants and toddlers
? Administration of prescribed mediation ? Emergency preparedness & evacuation ? Handling and Preventing Injuries ? Infants at Risk (Abuse etc)
? Paediatric CPR/Paediatric First Aid ? Safety conditions for the indoor/outdoor
environments
3 Environmental Design Physical setting – indoors 15 h
for Supporting ? Open spaces, room size
Infant/Toddler ? Traffic patterns, safety factors
Programmes ? Activity areas: diapering, feeding, playing,
sleeping
? Location/types of equipment and furniture ? Separation of infant area from other areas ? Differences in environment for very young,
immobile infant, infants rolling, infants
crawling and creeping, infant standing and
walking
Physical setting – outdoors
? Access from inside to outside
? Topography and surfaces
? Nature –grass and trees, sun and shade ? Safety factors
Types of equipment and locations
? Appropriate space, toys and equipment ? Appropriate adult role
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? Conditions fostering safety and health
4 Infant/Toddler Why a curriculum for infants and toddlers 25 h
Curriculum ? Definition and scope of curriculum ? Record Keeping
? Different kinds of record keeping Care-giving activities and providing care as a
curriculum
? Feeding, diapering, bathing, dressing,
sleeping
? Significance of everyday care giving
activities in infants’ learning
? Opportunity for edu-carer infant/toddler
relationship
? Communication (verbal directives, your
messages, your reflections-examples of
edu-carer infant/toddler dialogue) ? Developmental stimulation
Play as a curriculum
? Why play as a curriculum
? Edu-carers role in play
? How the environment influences play ? Setting up the environment to support play Role of edu-carers in the care-giving and play
curriculum
? Principles of caregiving (respectful and
reciprocal caregiving
? Developmentally appropriate practices in
caregiving
5 Working with Families 10 h ? Understanding expectations of parents ? Understanding the dynamic role of families
in the care & development of infants &
toddlers
? Partnership and effective communication
6 Practicum 60 h ? To observe infants/toddlers & role of
caregivers in child care programmes ? To gain practical experience in caring for
infants and toddlers
? To build competencies in implementing
appropriate infant/toddler care practices
based on the knowledge and skills acquired
in class
? To evaluate infant/toddler centres and
suggest recommendations for improvement ? To acquire skills in relating to and working
with an infant/toddler’s family
TOTAL 160 h
Updated on 30 May 2003