ECE 123 Program Statement (5%)

Step 1: Find the program statement for your placement site.

Search for the program statement of your placement site either online or in hard copy. If you are not currently
enrolled in a placement this semester or are unable to access your placement site’s program statement, please
contact your professor. A program statement for a child care program will be randomly assigned to you. If you
prefer to have a hard copy of the program statement, please contact your professor by March 3 (a hard copy
will be provided to you in week 8).

Step 2: Iden�fy the requirements from the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA).
Locate where the following requirements outlined in the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA) are
included in the program statement. Clearly indicate the corresponding numbers and underline relevant
informa�on in the program statement. If you cannot find any of the specified requirements, please men�on
this in your submission.
① consistent with Ontario’s policy statement on programming and pedagogy which names “How Does
Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014)” as the document for guiding licensed child
care programs
② Reflect a view of children as being competent, capable, curious, and rich in poten�al
③ Describe the goals that guide the program that promote the health, safety, nutri�on and well-being of the
children
④ support posi�ve and responsive interac�ons among the children, parents, child care providers and staff
⑤ encourage the children to interact and communicate in a posi�ve way and support their ability to self-
regulate
⑥ foster the children’s explora�on, play and inquiry
⑦ provide child-ini�ated and adult-supported experiences
⑧ plan for and create posi�ve learning environments and experiences in which each child’s learning and
development will be supported, and which is inclusive of all children, including children with individualized
plans
⑨ incorporate indoor and outdoor play, as well as ac�ve play, rest and quiet �me, into the day, and give
considera�on to the individual needs of the children receiving child care
⑩ foster the engagement of and ongoing communica�on with parents about the program and their children
⑪ involve local community partners and allow those partners to support the children, their families and staff
⑫ support staff, home child care providers or others who interact with the children at a child care centre or
home child care premises in rela�on to con�nuous professional learning
⑬ document and review the impact of the strategies set out in clauses (a) to (j) on the children and their
families
⑭ Describe the approaches that will be implemented in the program to achieve the goals.
Step 3: Iden�fy the images of the child, educator, families, and community.
Image of the Child
There are hundreds of different images of the child. Each one of you has inside yourself an image of the child
that directs you as you begin to relate to a child. This theory within you pushes you to behave in certain ways; it
orients you as you talk to the child, listen to the child, observe the child. Itis very difficult for you to act contrary
to this internal image. - Loris Malaguzzi

Review the program statement for words and phrases that depict how the program views children, educators,
families, and the community.
• Use green to circle (or highlight) the words/phrases describing the image of the child.
• Use red to circle (or highlight) the words/phrases describing the image of the educator.
• Use blue to circle (or highlight) the words/phrases describing the image of families and the community.

Step 4: Select one approach and illustrate its implementa�on in the program.
Among the approaches that will be implemented in the program to achieve the goals (#14 from Step 2),
choose one approach. Think about a specific scenario illustra�ng how this approach could be integrated into
the program (e.g., during free play �me, child-adult interac�ons, etc.). Draw this scenario and include it in your
submission.

Step 5: Submission

Format your submission however you want! If you used a hard copy of the program statement, please scan it
and include it in your submission. After reviewing the rubric to ensure that all the requirements are included,
submit your assignment in the Blackboard Submission Dropbox.
 ECE123 Curriculum Design
Program Statement (5%)
Marking Rubric

Demonstrated Developing Emerging

Learners have Learners have analyzed Learners have begun the
demonstrated the ability to some of the course process of conveying their
analyze all relevant course materials while effectively thoughts and reflections on
General
materials while effectively conveying their thoughts some of the questions.
Definition
conveying their thoughts and reflections on some of
and reflections on all the the questions.
required questions.
All 14 CCEYA requirements 7-13 CCEYA requirements
1-6 CCEYA requirements for
for the program statement for the program statement
the program statement are
are clearly and are clearly and
clearly and appropriately
appropriately indicated and appropriately indicated and
indicated and underlined in
CCEYA underlined in the program underlined in the program
the program statement of
Requirements statement of the learner’s statement of the learner’s
the learner’s placement site
placement site or the placement site or the
or the program that is
program that is assigned to program that is assigned to
assigned to the learner.
the learner. the learner.
2.5 points 1-2 points 0-0.5 points

The images of the child, Some of the images of the Some of the images of the
educator, families, and child, educator, families, child, educator, families, or
community are clearly and and community are clearly community are clearly and
The Images of appropriately circled (or and appropriately circled appropriately circled (or
the Child, highlighted) with clear color (or highlighted) with clear highlighted) with clear color
Educator, codes in the program color codes in the program codes in the program
Families, and statement of the learner’s statement of the learner’s statement of the learner’s
Community placement site or the placement site or the placement site or the
program assigned to the program assigned to the program assigned to the
learner. learner. learner.

1.5 points 1 point 0-0.5 points

A specific scenario that A scenario that somewhat A specific scenario that

clearly and appropriately clearly and appropriately depicts one approach is
Implementation
depicts one approach is depicts one approach is missing or not appropriate
of the Approach
shared through a drawing. shared through a drawing. for the approach.

1 point 0.5 points 0 point