Syllabus for Child Development

FETAC Level 5 Component Certificate D20005


Course Syllabus
Overview of child development
  • Nature/nurture interaction in childcare
  • Social, cultural and environmental factors
  • Inter-relation of physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development
  • Role of the childcare worker
Physical Development
  • Physical development from conception to birth
  • Pre-natal development
  • Newborn child
  • Milestones in physical development from 0-6 years
  • Activities promoting physical development
Cognitive and language development
  • Cognitive development from 0-6 years
  • Concept formation in children’s cognitive development
  • The importance of language in overall development
  • Multilingual environment
  • Moral development
  • Fostering a language-rich and intellectually stimulating environment
Social and emotional development
  • Emotional and social development from 0-6 years
  • Bonds of attachment
  • Self-image and self-esteem in children
  • Managing children’s behaviour
Primary research in child development
  • Benefits of research in understanding child development
  • Participative and non-participative observation
  • Impartial approach to child study
  • Elements of child observations – planning, evaluation and reflection