| A bachelor's degree is an academic degree | | | | practices in early childhood settings. Emphasis is |
| conferred by a college or university upon those | | | | laid on responding to the developmental and |
| students who complete the undergraduate | | | | cultural uniqueness of each child. Students in the |
| curriculum. Study courses for these degrees are | | | | program often learn to design, implement, and |
| usually for four years. However, their duration | | | | evaluate curricular activities and learning |
| might differ at times, depending upon the | | | | environments. Each student is required to |
| university and the courses applied for. | | | | complete student teaching experience in |
| The main aim of the bachelor's degree in child | | | | Preprimary and primary settings. |
| education is to provide the student with ample | | | | This degree helps students to prepare for careers |
| knowledge that will help in improving his/her skills, | | | | in teaching in public and private schools. It enables |
| while handling children whom they teach. It is | | | | them to fulfill teacher certification and various |
| considered mandatory by most of the | | | | other professional requirements in the field of |
| elementary and senior secondary schools | | | | early childhood education. It also provides an |
| throughout the world. This program ensures | | | | opportunity for students to advance on a |
| better understanding of the child's psychology by | | | | professional career of early childhood education. |
| the teacher. | | | | The objective of the degree is to make sure that |
| The Bachelor of Arts degree program in early | | | | the students become familiar with the science of |
| childhood education is a major part of the degree | | | | education and its various methods for the |
| in child education. It focuses mainly on | | | | acquisition of knowledge. It is imperative for them |
| comprehensive care and education of children | | | | to know the philosophical, societal and |
| from birth up to the age of 8. It also involves | | | | psychological bases for pedagogical action and the |
| professional interaction with their families. This | | | | implementation of practical education and teaching, |
| education forms the academic framework, which | | | | and work for better and improved communication |
| developmentally guides certain appropriate | | | | and co-operation skills. |