Certificate Course in Early Childhood Care and Education

The Guru Nanak Dev University's Faculty of Education offers Certificate Course in Early Childhood Care and Education course to its students. The course structure for it is as follows:

Historical Perspective of E.C.C.E.
Contribution of Eminent Educationists in Pre School Education.
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. John Dewey
c. Rabindra Nath Tagore
d. Pestalozzi
e. Maria Montessori

UNIT-II
Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education
Meaning of Education
Narrow, Broader and Derivative.
Types of Education: Formal, Informal & Non-Formal.
Nature and Significance of Primary Education.

UNIT-III
Programme or Schemes in E.C.C.E.
a. Integrated Child Development Services.
b. Balwadis.
c. SOS Villages.
d. Mobile cretches.

UNIT-IV
Childhood Education in India.
Major Contribution of different Institutes in the development of E.C.C.E.
a. Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB)
b. Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW)
c. National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT)
d. National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development (NIPCCD)