Child Care
Introduction of the Sector
Child care is a broad area that covers a wide spectrum of professionals, institutions, contexts, activities, social, and cultural conventions. The sector covers two components early child development and child protection.
Bachelor in Early Child Development
Programme Introduction
There is an acute shortage of professionally trained personnel to provide comprehensive services to children in difficult circumstances. There are a large number of personnel working in existing institutions, whether run by government or by non-governmental organizations, who need to be provided with adequate skills and hands on experiences for dealing with children in an effective manner and providing them quality services.
The cadre prepared through this course will contribute to the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s plans to holistically examine methods of rationalizing programmes and approaches for creating a strong protective environment for children, diversify and provide essential services for children, mobilize inter- sectoral response for strengthening child protection and set standards for care and services.
The importance of early care and education for children’s lifelong learning has been widely established and acknowledged.The early childhood period, spanning from pre-natal to 8 years, is the most critical and sensitive period in the life span of an individual as it coincides with phenomenal brain development. Children’s exposure to quality experience in the early years of life is critical to their development and learning outcomes.
Eligibility for Admission
The eligibility for admission to Bachelor in Early Child Development shall be 10+2 or equivalent, in any stream.
Career Prospects/Job Role
Govt sectors, private sectors, includes NGOs, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) projects, Aaganwadi workers, Baal Wadi Teachers, Pre-school Teachers, Can established Day Care centre (Govt. and Private government organisations).
Can become Pre Primary Asst. Teacher (Diploma), Teacher (Degree) or supervisor for ICDS projects (Degree) and Coordinator at NGO.
Knowledge provider for skill training
Child in Need Institute, Sanlaap and Uddami India Foundation
Semester-wise Listing of Courses
| SEMESTER I | SEMESTER II | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | ||
| GE 1.1 | Functional English | 4 | GE 2.1 | Basics of Economics and Markets | 4 | ||
| GE 1.2 | Communication Skills - I | 4 | GE 2.2 | Environment Sciences | 4 | ||
| GE 1.3 | Computing Skills - I | 4 | GE 2.3 | Ethics and Governance | 4 | ||
| ECD 1.1 | Introduction to Child Growth and Development | 2 | ECD 2.1 | Child Development and Its Assessment | 2 | ||
| ECD 1.2 | Curriculum and its implementation for foundation stage - I | 2 | ECD 2.2 | Curriculum and Its Implementation for Foundation Stage – II | 2 | ||
| ECD 1.3 | Child Rights and Inclusion in Early Child Education | 2 | ECD 2.3 | ECD Centre Management and Community Participation I | 2 | ||
| ECDP 1 | Vocational Practical | 12 | ECDP 2 | Vocational Practical | 12 | ||
| SEMESTER III | SEMESTER IV | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | ||
| GE 3.1 | Communication Skills - II | 4 | GE 4.1 | Computing Skills - II | 2 | ||
| GE 3.2 | Financial Literacy | 4 | GE 4.2 | Basics of Accounting | 4 | ||
| GE 3.3 | Basics of Legal and HR Policies | 4 | GE 4.3 | Design Thinking | 4 | ||
| ECD 1.2 | Learning and Cognition | 2 | GE 4.4 | Organizational Behaviour | 2 | ||
| ECD 3.2 | Personal and professional development in ECD | 2 | ECD 4.1 | Child Development and Children with Special Needs | 2 | ||
| ECD 3.3 | Developmentally Appropriate Pedagogical Skills and Practices - I | 2 | ECD 4.2 | ECD Centre Management and Community Participation – II | 2 | ||
| ECDP 3 | Vocational Practical | 12 | ECD 4.3 | Developmentally Appropriate Pedagogical Skills and Practices - II | 2 | ||
| ECDP 4 | Vocational Practical | 12 | |||||
| SEMESTER V | SEMESTER VI | ||||||
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | ||
| GE 5.1 | Digital Literacy | 4 | GE 6.1 | Entrepreneurship | 4 | ||
| GE 5.2 | Health and Wellness | 4 | GE 6.2 | Employment Readiness | 4 | ||
| GE 5.3 | Personal Grooming | 4 | GE 6.3 | Effective Workplace Skills & Competencies | 4 | ||
| ECD 5.1 | Theories of Child Development & Pedagogical Skills | 2 | ECD 6.1 | Professional Leadership | 2 | ||
| ECD 5.2 | Leadership and Inclusive Education | 2 | ECD 6.2 | Early Years Programme Assessment and Action Research | 2 | ||
| ECD 5.3 | Action Research and Easing the Transition | 2 | ECD 6.3 | ECD Government Policies and The Global Perspective | 2 | ||
| ECDP 5 | Vocational Practical | 12 | ECDP 6 | Vocational Practical | 12 | ||
*The skill training component is 50% to 60% ranging from 600 hours to 720 hours per year depending upon the industry requirement.
Programme fees: Rs. 30,000/-per annum
Examination fees: Rs. 1,600/- per semester and Rs. 3200 per annum
Caution Deposit (Refundable): Rs.5000
Convocation Fees: Rs.2000/- (In absentia Rs.2500/-)