Juliana’s Profile

This course fo­cuses on the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion for in­fants (birth to eigh­teen months), with an em­pha­sis on ad­dress­ing de­vel­op­men­tal needs and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate prac­tices in their ed­u­ca­tion and care. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: so­cial, emo­tional, cog­ni­tive and phys­i­cal de­vel­op­ment of in­fants; basic prin­ci­ples of in­fant care giv­ing, in­clud­ing pro­vid­ing cul­tur­ally sen­si­tive and con­sis­tent care; arrange­ment of the en­vi­ron­ment and de­vel­op­men­tally ap­pro­pri­ate ex­pe­ri­ences to pro­mote in­fant growth and learn­ing; the role of par­ents and es­tab­lish­ing part­ner­ships with fam­i­lies.

This course focuses on the theories, methods and materials of early childhood education for infants (birth to eighteen months), with an emphasis on addressing developmental needs and culturally appropriate practices in their education and care. The following topics are explored in depth: social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of infants; basic principles of infant care giving, including providing culturally sensitive and consistent care; arrangement of the environment and developmentally appropriate experiences to promote infant growth and learning; the role of parents and establishing partnerships with families.

This course fo­cuses on the the­o­ries, meth­ods and ma­te­ri­als of early child­hood ed­u­ca­tion for in­fants (birth to eigh­teen months), with an em­pha­sis on ad­dress­ing de­vel­op­men­tal needs and cul­tur­ally ap­pro­pri­ate prac­tices in their ed­u­ca­tion and care. The fol­low­ing top­ics are ex­plored in depth: so­cial, emo­tional, cog­ni­tive and phys­i­cal de­vel­op­ment of in­fants; basic prin­ci­ples of in­fant care giv­ing, in­clud­ing pro­vid­ing cul­tur­ally sen­si­tive and con­sis­tent care; arrange­ment of the en­vi­ron­ment and de­vel­op­men­tally ap­pro­pri­ate ex­pe­ri­ences to pro­mote in­fant growth and learn­ing; the role of par­ents and es­tab­lish­ing part­ner­ships with fam­i­lies.

This course focuses on the theories, methods and materials of early childhood education for infants (birth to eighteen months), with an emphasis on addressing developmental needs and culturally appropriate practices in their education and care. The following topics are explored in depth: social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of infants; basic principles of infant care giving, including providing culturally sensitive and consistent care; arrangement of the environment and developmentally appropriate experiences to promote infant growth and learning; the role of parents and establishing partnerships with families.