Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Early Childhood Education

Course Overview In recent years, Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Malta has gained importance and is frequently being acknowledged as providing crucial foundations as well as being an important proponent of lifelong learning. A practitioner working in ECE needs to be equipped with the appropriate competences, knowledge, and skills as well as attitudes and characteristics on how to approach the field. Apart from being skilled in how to approach the field, a practitioner also needs to understand the ECE fiel... Key Program Highlights In recent years, Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Malta has gained importance and is frequently being acknowledged as providing crucial foundations as well as being an important proponent of lifelong learning. A practitioner working in ECE needs to be equipped with the appropriate competences, knowledge, and skills as well as attitudes and characteristics on how to approach the field. Apart from being skilled in how to approach the field, a practitioner also needs to understand the ECE field from a historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective while acknowledging the limitations and opportunities related to the local context. The course provides learners with a sound understanding of how to provide and foster quality education within ECE settings in Malta (Kindergarten settings). By doing so, the course paves the way for practitioners to be able and fully competent to work with young children up until completion of Kindergarten education.