Study Mode
Mixed Mode – Online with local placements

Pre-requisites
None

Assumed knowledge
None

Pathway options
Foundation studies

Accreditation
This degree is accredited by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

Professional recognition
Upon successful completion graduates will be eligible to apply for registration with the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia.

Summary
Graduates of the Bachelor of Flinders’ Early Childhood Education (Birth to 5) are qualified to work as early childhood teachers in long day care, preschool, kindergarten, and early learning settings. With a growing demand for skilled educators across Australia, graduates will be prepared for a meaningful and rewarding career, shaping the lives of children in their most important developmental years. This degree is also a pathway to leadership roles in early childhood services or further study in education, leadership, or special education.

This course aims to produce quality graduates who apply a specialised body of content and pedagogical knowledge, skills and dispositions to:

• Articulate a coherent and considered view of how young children play, learn and develop
• Co-construct inclusive and intellectually challenging curriculum for children from Birth to age 5
• Cultivate caring and enduring relationships with children, colleagues, parents/caregivers, and community members
• Reflect critically upon research, data and theoretical knowledge to inform practice
• Collaboratively implement policies and practices that actively consider and enhance the lives of children, families, and communities
• Utilise a purposeful and effective range of multimodal communication methods including information and communication technologies