Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Development Education

Since independence, exponential growth in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) has been witnessed in Kenya. The significant growth has been due to the proven benefits of promoting children’s access to primary education and also the need to encourage language, physical, cognitive and social development of the whole child. Increased investment in ECDE also provides opportunities for stakeholder empowerment and early identification and intervention for vulnerable children and those with special needs.

The Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Development and Education program will provide opportunities for academic and work-related mobility to professionals involved with ECDE. Graduates of this program will work as teachers, trainers, consultants, program officers, and managers of ECDE in government and non-governmental organizations.

Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Development and Education program aims at producing graduates with the ability to identify and stimulate the development of creativity among young children.

• To equip students with skills that will enable trainees to nurture children successfully.
  
• To enable students to use diagnostic tools in the assessment of children with a view to making them become productive and useful members of society.
• To equip students with knowledge and skills that will make trainees successful managers of Early Childhood Education institutions and programs.

• Mean grade of C+ and above in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and C- in English. Or
• Have at least one principal pass and 2 subsidiaries at KACE / EAACE. Or
• Have a Diploma in Early Childhood Education from a recognized institution.

Year 1

• Communication Skills
• Introduction to Critical and Creative Thinking
• Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• General psychology
• Child development 1
• Child development 11
• Social interaction in early childhood development
• Health education and practices
• Foods and nutrition education
• Philosophical and sociological foundations
• The pre-school curriculum
• Practicum 1

Year 2

• General methods
• Instructional media
• Language for early childhood education
• Introduction to art and craft
• Music, movement and drama
• Science and mathematics for early childhood education
• Historical development of early childhood education
• Community education and mobilization
• Statistics, test and measurements
• Personality development
• Practicum 11
• Attachment to an early childhood institution/centre

Year 3

• Language methods for early childhood education
• Art and craft methods
• Methods of teaching music
• Methods of teaching science and mathematics
• Social studies
• Indoor and outdoor play activities
• Human learning
• Research in child and family studies 1
  
• Organization and management of feeding programmes
• Administration and supervision of early childhood education
• Comparative in early childhood education

Year 4

• Rights of children and their welfare
• Exceptional children
• Screening procedures in children
• Adolescents and adult psychology
• Role of family in a changing society
• Programme planning implementation and evaluation
• Literature in early childhood education
• Maternal and child nutrition
• Practicum IV
• Social psychology
• Behaviour disorders in children
• Mainstreaming of special children
• Guidance and Counselling
• Research in Children and Family studies 11