Malahide Community School, Adult Education - Childcare courses

The Special Needs Assistant Level 5 is a distance learning course suited to anyone who has an interest in Special Needs Education, whether to pursue it as a career or use the knowledge for personal or family reasons. The field of Special Needs Education is one of enormous variety and[...]

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (5M2009) This one year programme enables students to become professional, reflective practitioners with an integrated approach in early childhood care and education. Students will acquire skills in the area of children’s play, art and craft, social studies, child development and children with additional needs. A[...]

The purpose of the Early Childhood Curriculum module is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence required to develop and implement a broad based curriculum in an Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) setting.   Learning Outcomes Critically reflect on the contributions of a range of early childhood educational[...]

The purpose of the Supervision in Early Childhood Care module is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to supervise others in providing childcare and education in a range of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) contexts.   Learning Outcomes Evaluate the key concepts, principles and practice[...]