Early childhood care and education(ECCE) in Kolkata

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

There is always a demand for early childhood education experts, the ones that can manage and handle young kids, in sectors ranging from education to healthcare and even social care. People who are undergone extensive training on concepts of child-development and child-psychology are needed globally. Atheneum Global’s ECCE courses help you become a professional in childcare industry

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Globally acclaimed services for early childhood education professionals

Atheneum Global’s early childhood care and education courses make you capable of taking charge and carrying out effective teamwork.

Atheneum Global’s ECCE courses also focus on enhancing your skills related to leadership and help you with understanding and analysing young learners and their growth stage.

At Atheneum Global, our courses are meant to shape you and bring out your potential that with you putting your best foot forward anywhere you work. Our ECCE courses are primarily designed keeping in mind how child-centric education and care is the most effective and practical way of guidance.

Why choose Atheneum

Eligibility and Course Fee

ELIGIBILITY:

  • In order to apply for an ECCE course the minimum requirement is a high school degree or a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institute.
  • Atheneum’s ECCE courses are also available for existing or aspiring teachers who wish to bring new change in their teaching career

COURSE FEE:

At Atheneum Global we also ensure to provide high-quality training courses but within rates that most are affordable to most aspirants.

  • The certificate course is for Rs 9,500 for Indian citizens and $ 150 for international students.
  • The graduate course is priced at Rs 15,500 for Indian citizens and $250 for international students
  • While the post graduate course in early childhood education is for Rs 25,500 for Indian citizens and $400 for international students.
  • We ensure to encourage a positive learning environment for students by offering scholarships to meritorious ones.
Early Childhood and Care Education Courses Course Fee Eligibility
Certificate in ECCE Rs 9,500 for Indian citizens and $ 150 for international students. High school degree
Graduate in ECCE Rs 15,500 for Indian citizens and $250 for international students High school degree
Post-graduate in ECCE Rs 25,500 for Indian citizens and $400 for international students. Bachelor’s degree

Teaching and Learning Modes (Online course benefits)

  • FLEXIBLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE! – The best part of choosing to learn train online is that you could be a teacher in Kolkata, or a student studying in Toronto you could still apply for world class ECCE training.
  • FAST TRACK MODE- Besides, we also have fast track mode that allows early completion of your course so now you will be able to manage your training in a way that it fits well with your daily schedule
  • PERSONALIZED TUTORING- You learn better in an e-space like Atheneum Global because we have personalized tutor answering all your course based doubts.
  • PRACTICAL TRAINING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD - With detailed training on concepts like psychology, philosophy you will gain practical expertise with tips and techniques that will help you perfectly manage and guide children

Career Opportunities

  • ECCE in the last couple of years, has emerged as a field of high significance at a global scale.
  • Former UN Secretary-General, Ban KiMoon’s speech at the Forum on Investing in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in September 2015 particularly talked about the transformation world hopes to witness with early childhood development.
  • You can avail many jobs with your early childhood education qualification including positions like a preschool teacher, childcare worker and nanny.
  • The average salary of a preschool teacher is $29,780. You’ll get to teach in preschools, daycare centres
  • The average salary of a nanny is around $33,172. You get to work among families or in educational institutions
  • As a child-care worker you earn an average salary of about $23,240.
  • You could be a special education teacher earning an average salary of $59,780. You get to guide and teach children with special needs
  • You can be a kindergarten or elementary school teacher. who have average salaries of about $57, 980. Note that for these positions need a bachelor degree in ECCE.
  • Besides we offer personalized letter to every candidate as their course is completed so they get internships in reputed establishment.
  • This internship is crucial step not just for your course completion but also towards beginning a wonderful journey as a fully equipped professional in early childhood care.

Course Curriculum

ECCE is the training that is aimed to helping you provide of opportunities/experiences to young children up to 8 years of age in order to promote their holistic development. The curriculum also involves techniques and ways of serving and acting as support systems to communities and families to meet the needs of their young children.

The National Early Childhood Care and Education curriculum framework created by the nodal Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt of India helps to ensure opportunities for holistic learning and growth for children in early childhood. All ECCE programs at Atheneum ensure that these guidelines are followed and have prepared a syllabus that can be of practical uses at all your workplaces!

Certificate in ECCE (Duration of 4 months maximum)

This course is apt for people who are looking towards towards

  • Objectives and Principles of ECCE
  • Early Years Development
  • Developmentally Appropriate Practices
  • Early Learning Environment
Graduate in ECCE (Duration of 9 months)

At Atheneum we made sure to include concepts in the graduate ECCE programme that focuses on children’s developmental and contextual needs. It also ensures that basic concepts of childcare which are applicable as well are taken into consideration so that practitioners can provide a nourishing environment for every child.

The modules and concepts covered in graduate diploma of ECCE are -

  • Objectives and Principles of ECCE
  • Early Years Development
  • Developmentally Appropriate Practices - Early Years
  • Transition from Early Years
  • Learning Theories
  • Early Learning Environment
  • Early Learning Planning
  • Importance of Play
  • Pedagogical techniques and strategies
  • Assessment in Early Years
Post-graduate in ECCE (Duration of 15 months)

The Post Graduate in early childhood care and education shapes teachers who are in the outlook for a global career in an early learning setting – a preschool, high school or even in a home-schooling set up. From discussions on international structural educational frameworks to helping teachers incorporate it in practical workplace, this course and its vast and effective syllabus has it all.

The National ECCE Curriculum Framework comprises of broadly three sections.

  • Section I -consists of introduction, vision for an Indian child, rationale and theoretical foundation for ECCE. The objectives of early childhood education; pedagogical bases and principles of early learning are laid out.
  • Section II -comprises of details of the goals for different domains of development, i.e. physical, language, cognitive, socio-emotional and creative and aesthetic appreciation, to be fostered to ensure holistic development of children under six years. It comprises of suggested developmentally appropriate practices for different age groups.
  • Section III -focuses on implementation details such as principles of programme planning, stages of programme planning, role of parents and caregivers/ECCE teachers, essential play materials and assessment procedure etc.

Keeping these guidelines in mind, the post graduate course covers the following topics in depth in a course than spans 15 months.

  • Objectives and Principles of ECCE
  • Early Years Development
  • Developmentally Appropriate Practices - Early Years
  • Transition from Early Years
  • Learning Theories
  • Early Learning Environment
  • Early Learning Planning
  • Importance of Play
  • Pedagogical Techniques and Strategies
  • Assessment in Early Years
  • Advanced Child Psychology
  • Early Childhood Curriculum Development
  • Integration of Children with Special needs
  • Sociology
  • Exposure to Technology in Early Childhood
  • Environmental Sciences (EVS)
  • Basics of Lesson Planning
  • Literacy and Numeracy in Early Childhood

Admission process and Academic Support Services

  • We have easy 3 step online enrolment process where you will be applying and paying through our safe and secure payment mode.
  • You can pay using BHIM UPI, Google Pay, Card or other reliable platforms that you are comfortable with!
  • You will get professional guidance from personalized tutors who solve all your program related questions and enhance your skills as an early childhood expert.

Testimonials

"Atheneum Global’s teacher training courses proved to be extremely beneficial for me. I was convinced to apply for the course because of their international affiliations and training methodology. The personal tutoring was really helpful as I could get all my doubts cleared and the student’s community itself has been encouraging."

Shanmuga Priya

"I applied for the certificate Montessori course at Atheneum Global and I had a wonderful experience learning online. Before I could join I checked out their free demo course to be sure of my decision. I personally was thankful to the online quizzes after each chapter that better helped me grasp the lesson and know where I needed improvement."

Bhavya Mahalaxmi

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