Child Development Practitioner (ECEK)

This Seneca program has been validated by the Credential Validation Service as an Ontario College Credential as required by Skilled Trades Ontario.

As a graduate, you will be prepared to reliably demonstrate the ability to:

• Design, implement and evaluate inclusive and play-based early learning curriculum and programs that support children’s holistic development and are responsive to individual children’s and groups of children’s observed abilities, interests and ideas.
• Establish and maintain inclusive early learning environments that support diverse, equitable and accessible developmental and learning opportunities for all children and their families.
• Select and use a variety of screening tools, observation and documentation strategies to review, support and promote children’s learning across the continuum of early childhood development.
• Establish and maintain responsive relationships with individual children, groups of children and families.
• Assess, develop and maintain safe, healthy and quality early learning environments which meet the requirements of current legislation, agency policies and evidence-based practices in early learning.
• Prepare and use professional written, verbal, nonverbal and electronic communications when working with children, families, colleagues, employers, and community partners.
• Identify, select and apply relevant legislation, regulations, College of Early Childhood Educators Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, policies and evidence-based practice guidelines, and interpret their impact on a variety of early learning environments.
• Apply a developing personal philosophy of early learning in accordance with ethical and professional standards of early childhood education practice.
• Advocate for quality early learning environments and collaborate with members of the early learning team, families and community partners to establish and promote such settings.
• Engage in reflective practice, develop learning goals and maintain an ongoing professional development plan in accordance with evidence-based practices in early learning and related fields.