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Early Childhood Assistant (ECA)
Support Early Childhood Educators in childcare and preschool settings.
TorontoScarboroughHamiltonLondonEdmontonCalgary
📚 Key Topics
Child development 0-6Play-based learningHealth & safetyNutritionObservation
💼 Career Outcomes
- Early Childhood Assistant
- Childcare Assistant
- Preschool Helper
- Before/After School Worker
🤖 This is a self-paced study guide. Stuck on any lesson? Tap the tutor in the corner — it knows this program inside out.
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Term 1 · Child Development
BeginnerStages of Development (0-6)
🎯 Objective: Describe developmental milestones.
Physical, cognitive, and social-emotional milestones; play-based learning; and the power of observation. Every child develops on their own timeline — observe before you judge.
🧪 Lab: Observation record of a play session.
✅ Self-check: Why is play called 'children's work'?
Health, Safety & Nutrition
🎯 Objective: Apply childcare regulations.
Active supervision, illness policies, nutrition guidelines, and emergency response. A safe environment is the precondition for everything else.
🧪 Lab: Daily health check checklist.
✅ Self-check: What is the difference between supervision and hovering?
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Term 2 · Program Support
IntermediateSupporting the ECE
🎯 Objective: Prepare learning materials.
Room setup, activity prep, documentation of learning, and family communication. You are the ECE's right hand and the child's quiet champion.
🧪 Lab: Set up a learning centre.
✅ Self-check: How do you document a child's learning without labelling them?