Bachelor Of Arts Early Years Care And Education in Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Arts Early Years Care And Education in Athlone Institute of Technology

Why take this course?

On this course, you will learn to make a difference to the lives of babies and young children by understanding how they develop and learn. You will learn how to meet the needs of children, and to understand the role of the family and society. The programme promotes a child-centered approach to care and education, taking account of physical, educational and emotional needs of babies and young children.

What opportunities might it lead to?

Graduates from this programme are eligible to apply to join AIT’s one year add-on Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Early Years’ Care and Education. As a graduate you can reasonably be expected to work as an Early Years’ Educator (various roles such as Assistant, Room Leader, Assistant Manager, Manager) in full day crèche settings, part-time, sessional (ECCE), afterschool, breakfast club, naíonraí (with Irish language); parent and toddler groups and drop in care settings. Curricula approaches most frequently identified in early years’ settings, which incorporate the Aistear curriculum framework and Síolta quality framework, are Montessori, HighScope and play-based. There may also be opportunities to work in outdoor preschools/Forest Schools.