Exploring Early Education and Child Development

Exploring Early Education and Child Care

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand the key aspects of child development and wellbeing, as well as the importance of rights and protection for children and young people.

What do you already know about child development and wellbeing?

Early Education and Childcare Courses

Overview of courses focused on early childhood education and childcare, emphasizing the importance of professional training in this field.

Child Development and Wellbeing

Explore the social, physical, emotional, cognitive, and language aspects of child development and wellbeing.

Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) Approach

Introduction to the GIRFEC approach, emphasizing its focus on supporting the wellbeing of children and young people.

SHANARRI Indicators

Explanation of the SHANARRI indicators, which encompass eight wellbeing indicators for children and young people.

Rights and Protection for Children and Young People

Overview of the UNCRC and its significance in safeguarding the rights and protection of children and young people.

Unit on Rights and Protection

Introduction to the unit focusing on rights and protection for children and young people, highlighting the key themes and content areas.

Interactive Discussion

Engage in a group discussion about the implications of child development, wellbeing, and rights in various scenarios.

Recap and Reflection

Summarize the key learnings and encourage reflection on the significance of early education, child development, and rights protection.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.