ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Paper Code: 
HH 228
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to :

  1. Learn the effective and efficient ways of maintaining and utilizing indoor and outdoor space.
  2. Raise fund for ECCE centre
  3. Understand the organization & management of ECCE centre.
  4. State the ways to monitor and supervise the work of ECCE workers.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Assignment Strategies

 
 

Student will–

COHD74: Design and develop the plan for organizing   the space, appropriateness of play equipment and materials, their use and content and quality of display, human resources and other requirements to run an ECCE center.

COHD75: Develop the proposal for ECCE projects

COHD76: Appraise and support for quality early learning environments and collaborate with members of the early learning team, families and community partners to establish and promote such settings

 

Approaches in Teaching:  Interactive Lectures, Brain storming sessions, Power Point Presentation,

 

 

Learning activities for the Students:

Self learning assignments, field practicals.

Quiz. PPT, Group projects, assignments, Essay Writing, Mind Mapping CA test , Semester End Examination.

 

 

CONTENTS

  • Visits few ECE centers assessing and comparing the organization of space, appropriateness of play equipment and materials, their use and content and quality of display of ECCE center
  • Preparing blue print of centers of early childhood education- physical infrastructure, learning material and equipment and budgeting
  • Prepare a project proposal for starting an ECCE centre
  • Market survey for selection of suitable materials and equipment for children
  • Plan and organize a parent teacher meeting /parent education program
  • Mapping of one day of a child in an ECCE center
  • Interview of supervisor or center head of a preschool
  • Plan and organize the different corners in day care.
  • Prepare a three-dimensional model of ECE center

 

Essential Readings: 

SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS:

  • M. Sen Gupta, (2019), Early childhood care and Education, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
  • R.C. Mishra, (2009), Early Childhood Care and Education, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation
  • G. Pankajam, (2005) Pre-Primary Education Philosophy and Practice, Concept Publishing Company
  • S Venkataiah, (2004), Child Education, Anmol Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
  • Aparajitha Chowdry, Rita Choudhury, (2002) Pre-school Children Development, care and education, New Age International (p) Limited, Publishers

 

References: 

SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS:

  • Singh, A. (1995). Playing to Learn: A training manual for Early Childhood Education. M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
  • Combs, B. (2011) Assessing and Addressing Literacy Needs. New York: Sage Global
  • Aubrey, C. (2011) Leading and Managing in the Early Years. New York: Sage Global
  • White, J. ( 2011) Outdoor Provision In the Early Years. New York : Sage Global
  • Knight, S (2011) Risk and Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play. New York : Sage Global
  • E-RESOURCES
  • e-book of NIOS available at

https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/376_ECCE_PDF/Book2/16_Administration_and_Managementof_ECCE_Centre.pdf

REFERENCE JOURNALS

·International Journal of Early Childhood (Springer) available at https://www.springer.com/journal/13158

·Journal of Research in Childhood Education(Taylor & Francis) available at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ujrc20/current

 

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