Page 273 - Social Sciences Humanities - The Ontario Curriculum Grades 9 to 12 - 2013

C. EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1. Education and Professional Development: describe postsecondary destinations, workplaces, and professional development opportunities in early childhood education;
C2. Workplace Expectations: explain the legal and social workplace expectations for employment in early childhood education in Ontario;
C3. Essential Skills and Personal Qualities: demonstrate an understanding of the essential skills, personal qualities, and work habits necessary for success in early childhood education.
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 identify various postsecondary pathways leading to employment involving infants and young children
C1.2 describe a variety of types of childcare (e.g., home childcare, preschool programs, nannies, drop-in programs, early learning centres, family resource programs)
Teacher prompt: “How might family needs for childcare differ in urban, suburban, rural, and remote communities? How do these different needs correspond to the availability of different forms of childcare in different settings?”
C1.3 demonstrate an understanding of the importance of professional development for early childhood educators
C2. Workplace Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities of early childhood educators
as outlined in various local, provincial, federal, and international codes (e.g., daycare policies, the Ontario Human Rights Code, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child)
C2.2 describe the legal expectations for ensuring physically safe environments for children in early learning programs (e.g., fire-safety regula­ tions, food-safety regulations, WHMIS regulations, provisions of the Day Nurseries Act of Ontario)
Teacher prompts: “How would you position equipment in an early learning centre in order to be in compliance with Ontario fire-safety codes?” “What is ‘lead flushing’ and why does the Day Nurseries Act require all childcare facilities to flush for lead each day?”
C2.3 identify laws and safety requirements that apply to employees who work with children (e.g., requirement for a vulnerable sector criminal check, provisions of the Day Nurseries Act of Ontario and the Child and Family Services Act of Ontario)
Teacher prompt: “Why would a home childcare provider need to know the provisions of the Child and Family Services Act of Ontario?”
C2.4 identify the responsibilities of early child­ hood educators in promoting the socialization and healthy development of children (e.g., providing positive role models; providing a safe environment; fostering environmental awareness; using age-appropriate, accurate information when responding to children’s questions and comments about their bodies; recognizing indicators of mental illness and/or mental health problems; treating all people, including children, equitably regardless of race, ability, sex, or family structure)
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
C1. Education and Professional Development
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