Infant and Toddler Learning and Care (11995.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Placement |
UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW Bruce, 91Ö±²¥ |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Education |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Academic Program Area - Education | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Discuss a range of theories that inform infant and toddler learning and care;
2. Articulate an in-depth understanding of theoretical and pedagogical ideas relating to the effective learning and teaching of infants and toddlers in early childhood settings;
3. Create inclusive and engaging learning environments for infants and toddlers; and
4. Create inclusive programs of play and learning that support the holistic development of infants and toddlers.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
Skills development
While this unit has a professional experience component, it provides opportunities for students to enact the Graduate Attributes associated with their professional practice from Week 1 through to completion of their placment.
Prerequisites
Must be enrolled in EDB001 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five) OR 326JA Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
10169 Infant and Toddler EducationAssumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2025 | UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Placement | Dr Andi Salamon |
2025 | Bruce, 91Ö±²¥ | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Placement | Dr Andi Salamon |
2026 | Bruce, 91Ö±²¥ | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | Placement | Dr Andi Salamon |
2026 | UC Sydney Hills, Castle Hill, NSW | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | Placement | Dr Andi Salamon |
Required texts
Required and recommended texts for the unit can be accessed via the UCLearn teaching site.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, or if no submission has been made by the due date and time, a standard late penalty of 10% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day, for three days, after which the submission will receive a score of ‘0' in keeping with UC's Assessment Policy.
Special assessment requirements
Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit, as is successful completion of the professional experience component of the subject.
Provision of valid documentation
Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE) as a prescribed authority for investigation.
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UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the , , and 91Ö±²¥ (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.