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Early Childhood Development Agency (ACDA) Singapore - Coggle Diagram
Early Childhood Development Agency (ACDA)
Singapore
Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) & Ministry of Social and Family Development
1st April 2013
ECDA’s key responsibilities are to:
Oversee measures to raise quality standards of early childhood programmes, including regulation, quality assurance, and the provision of early childhood development resources
Facilitate the training and continuing professional development of early childhood professionals
Master-plan for infrastructure and manpower resources to support the early childhood sector;
Provide subsidies and grants to keep quality pre-school programmes affordable, especially for low- and middle-income families;
Conduct public education and outreach to raise parents’ awareness and support for their children’s development;
Uplift the image and professionalism of the early childhood sector through strategic partnerships and programmes.
Early Year Development Framework (EYDF)
Centre-Based quality
children being secure, confident, safe and healthy
children being involved, engaged and enquiring
Centre, families and the community Connecting and Relating
5 Keys
The Developing Child
children being secure, confident, safe and healthy
secure and emotionally connected
Demonstrate increasing confidence and autonomy
staff-child interactions - respectfull, responsive & reciprocal
The Intentional Programme
Programmes - holistic and provide optimal support and experiences for growth, development and learning
routine care for learning and development
foster a disposition for learning
communication and language development
cognitive development - early numeracy & problem solving
Aesthetic Experiences
Music and movement experiences
art
Play as learning
sensorial and object play
social and dramatic play
curriculum offers holistic experiences for learning
indoor and outdoor experiences
thinking about spaces
thinking about provisions - learning and development
provide access to a variety of spaces with natural and man-mad materials
environment - safe and healthy
Thinking about safe and healthy environments
safety
physical and mental health and hygiene
food and nutrition
The Professional Educarer
professional and engage in reflective practices
professional standards and ethics
observation, reflection & documentation
understanding developmental variations
engage in reflective practices
committed to continuing professional development
Involved Family
develop strong partnership and relationship with families
engage in regular communication and feedback
involved in various ways in the centre
Engaged Community
provides a network of resources and support for home and centre
updated information and access to community resources
serves as resources to enrich children's learning and provides support for families
NURTURING EARLY LEARNERS
NEL
6 Learning Areas
Aesthetics and Creative Expression
Discovery of the world
Language and Literacy
Motor skills development
Numeracy
Social and Emotional Development
Learning Dispositions
Perseverence
Reflectiveness
Appreciation
Inventiveness
Sense of wonder and curiosity
Engagement
iTeach Principles
integrated approach to learning
New learning and existing ideas
Concepts, skills or topics that are addressed in the different learning areas
Teachers as facilitators of learning
engaging children in learning through purposeful play
authentic learning through quality interactions
children as constructors of knowledge
holistic development
iTeach Principles into Practice
Plan
Organise the learning environment
physical
Learning centres
interactional
emotional & social aspects
temporal
time & spaces for activities
Facilitate
learn and play
Observe and assess
Reflect
Collaborate
involve families and community