Course Code
NEC202
Course Credit
3
This course examines the sequences of typical growth and development in preschool children (2.5 - 6 years of age). It explores best practices that promote optimal learning and development in a group care setting that are consistent with research and the growing understanding of Developmentally Appropriate Practices among Registered Early Childhood Educators. A holistic Indigenous perspective of the human life cycle during the preschool years will be emphasized, including the relationships between the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual domains as well as developmental milestones, and age and stage using the Medicine Wheel and traditional teachings.Recording and observation skills are further developed.