Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)

Multiple Intelligences - Using MI to make classes more interactive & interesting
Learning Styles - Understanding Learning styles and how we can maximise learning using this understanding
Thinking Skills - What are they and how we can use them inculcate them through our classroom
Active Learning - Methodologies to make teaching more interactive, involving & more meaningful
Cooperative Learning - How to get the get best out of peer to peer interactions and to multiply learning using groups
Organizing Learning -What to use where - to enable effective understanding and recall. If they're laughing-they're learning - Effective strategies towards Using humour in classroom
Understanding and working with Higher order thinking skills
Developing and using Creativity in learning
Using Art, colour, clay & sand for effective learning
Using Theater for effective Learning
Using Music for learning
Language Development in Early Childhood / Middle School
Making Mathematics more meaningful
Brain based learning & Study Skills
Using Story telling / doing in learning
Understanding Activity Design
Using Experiential and Integrated design.

Early Childhood Education is a one-year Diploma course. Candidates who have completed higher secondary (10+2) or equivalent exams with a minimum of 50% marks can apply for this full-time Diploma course. The Diploma in Early Childhood Education provides in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of skills and aptitude needed to foster young children's development (up to 6 years of age). The course is well suited for candidates looking to make a career in child care education, preschools, or family daycare education. Every institute has different eligibility criteria and fee structures for a Diploma in early childhood education. The fees for this course range from INR 2,400 to INR 1,00,000 depending on the mode of education and academic infrastructure of the college/university. Candidates can work in both governments as well as the private sector after completing a Diploma in Early Childhood Education course. The average starting salary after a Diploma in Early Childhood Education ranges from INR 2,00,000 to INR 4,00,000. A list of top early childhood care and education colleges in India is below:
1- Gitarattan Institute of Advanced Studies and Training, Delhi.
2- GNDU, Amritsar.
3- All India Institute of Early Childhood Care and Education.
4- Kolkata's Institute of Psychological Education and Research.
5- University of Mumbai. Course structure:
1- Early Childhood Education: Development and Learning in the Early Years.
2- Curriculum and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education.
3- Early Identification, Intervention, and Inclusion.
4- Programme Management and Professional Development in Early Childhood Education.