On completion of the BEdECE Programme, students will be able to:

  1. Marshal and operate an appropriate set of ECE theories and good practices to develop and adopt suitable strategies and approaches to work most fruitfully with young children in the learning process;
  2. Design a curriculum for delivery to children aged 0-8 by applying, improvising and synthesising theories and good practices in child development and child studies as well as other related disciplines that are fit for purpose;
  3. Reflect on and assume the professional roles and responsibilities of early childhood educators with full commitment to the professionalism, ethics and reflective practice of the ECE profession;
  4. Critically analyse the cultural, social, political and economic factors governing the development of early childhood education in Hong Kong to bring about an inclusive ECE for all;
  5. Collaborate with children's parents and families, and other stakeholders, in a team work spirit to effect an interface/transition between kindergarten, family and primary education for children's optimal development;
  6. Evaluate, apply and synthesise learning theories and approaches in early childhood education, employing Information Communication Technology (ICT) and other useful tools, to plan, implement and critically evaluate early childhood curricula and programmes that are safe and developmentally appropriate to children of 0-8 years of age in Hong Kong; and
  7. Demonstrate competence in generic knowledge and skills including language skills, numeracy skills, and ICT skills, always aware of local and international issues and trends pertaining to ECE for functioning optimally in the profession.