Seven theory subjects
Tap a subject to see what it covers.
How children grow, think, feel and learn from birth through the pre-primary years — physical, cognitive, emotional and social development, and what each stage asks of a teacher.
Where nursery education came from and the thinking behind it — the educators, movements and ideas that shaped how young children are taught today.
Setting up and running a pre-school: daily routine, records, safety, hygiene, nutrition, first aid and the health and well-being of every child in the room.
The foundational principles on which teaching rests — aims of education, the role of the teacher, discipline, and the relationship between school, home and society.
Learning, memory, motivation, attention, individual differences and behaviour — psychology applied directly to what happens in a classroom.
Play-based and activity-oriented methods, story, rhyme, number and language readiness — and the teaching-learning material that carries each method.
Human and moral values, spoken and written English for the classroom, and computer education for records, resources and digital learning.
Course at a glance
- Duration: one year
- Theory papers: seven
- Practical components: three
- Session begins: first week of June
The seven papers in order
- 1. Child Psychology and Child Development
- 2. History & Philosophy of Pre-Primary Education
- 3. Pre-School Organization, Child Care and Health
- 4. Principles of Education
- 5. Elementary Educational Psychology
- 6. Method and Material of Nursery Education
- 7. Value Education, English & Computer
Questions about the syllabus?
The office is happy to explain the papers, the practical files and the examination pattern.