(PDECCE-T) Support children’s development of secure attachments through warm, consistent and nurturing care-giving
About This Course
Early infant attachment is at the heart of healthy child development and lays the foundation for relating intimately with parents, caregivers, siblings, friends and others. Attachment in turn affects parents' and caregivers’ abilities to nurture, guide and respond effectively to the children.
In an infant toddler centre, routine care occupies the most time. Infants and toddlers depend much on the caregivers to meet their needs. Young children need routines because they make them feel safe and secure. Routines also provide opportunities for children to experience success in what they are doing, which then promotes self-control and self-esteem. These routines can be great opportunities for educarers to offer one to one interaction and play with the young children.
In this module, students will focus the respectful, responsive and reciprocal interactions to support child’s development of secure attachment and social-emotion through caregiving, as well as applying appropriate positive guidance techniques on young children’s behaviours.
What You'll Learn
1. The ability to understand:
a. The attachment patterns of each child within the group setting
b. Developmental stages of children from birth to age 3
c. The importance of respectfulness, responsiveness, and reciprocity in building secure relationships with young children
d. Features of a curriculum that integrates respectfulness, responsiveness and reciprocity
e. Strategies to provide predictability for young children
2. The ability to:
a. Respond promptly, appropriately and consistently to children’s needs, cues and signals
b. Display warm and nurturing care-giving
c. Use care-giving activities as opportunities to enhance secure
d. attachment between adult and child
e. Maintain regular and predictable daily routines and programmes that
f. are flexible to accommodate the moods and interests of children
g. Maintain continuity of care for children
h. Manage separation anxiety through ensuring frequent and meaningful interactions
i. Practise respect for cultural diversity and the uniqueness of each child
j. Integrate respectfulness, responsiveness and reciprocity into experiences and classroom activities
Entry Requirements
Applicants should have:
* 5 GCE ‘O’ level credits including a grade C6 in GCE ‘O’ level English Language OR Any English Language Acceptable Alternatives
OR
* 10 years of formal education in English as a medium of instruction and passed state exam with credits in 5 different subjects OR required to pass English Language
OR
* Degree with English as medium of instruction from state recognised university OR required to pass English Language Acceptable Alternatives