HS 271 - ECE Online Field Placement IV

5 Credits
Outline Effective Date: Academic Year 2025/2026
Revised Date: Nov 12, 2025
Date Approved: Nov 12, 2025

Course Description:
This course is the concluding practicum of the second year Early Childhood Education program. Reflecting and building on their learning experiences of the previous practicum, students plan, set up, implement, and evaluate an early learning and childcare program with guidance from supervising personnel. P/F.

Rationale:
This is a required course for Early Childhood Education diploma students. A Practicum provides students with opportunities to observe, develop, implement, and evaluate their interactions with children, parents, and colleagues. This experience also allows students to apply the knowledge they have gained from the Early Childhood Education program. Students use a virtual space to set up, implement and evaluate early childhood curriculum. Students explore program planning and reflective practice opportunities that help them be successful and motivated while working in childcare.

Prerequisites: HS 270
Corequisites: Students must have completed or be in the process of completing 8 diploma courses in Early Childhood Education diploma with an overall GPA of 2.0 or greater.

Course Learning Outcomes:
A student who successfully completes the course will have reliably demonstrated the ability to

demonstrate
- respect for individuality
- appropriate work ethics
- time management skills
- positive interpersonal communication skills
- appropriate programming skills
- professional attitude
design quality programs in terms of
- program timetables
- statements of philosophy
- development of a parent handbook
- integrated curriculum activities
- program evaluation form for parents
respond to situations with
- children (including infants and toddlers)
- peers
- parents
- instructor
evaluate the program in terms of
- philosophy
- interactions with peers
- interactions with children and parents
- environment and organization
provide constructive feedback for
- program evaluation

Required Resource Materials:
Early Childhood Education course materials

Optional Resource Materials:
None

Conduct of Course:
Students spend four weeks in a virtual childcare that provides opportunity for supervisory experiences:

program planning for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
administrative responsibilities such as staff scheduling, parent communication, menu planning, planning, and maintaining the environment, etc.
self-reflection and evaluation from supervisor

Content of Course:

Administrative duties
- Parent Handbook
- Staff scheduling (shifts and breaks)
- Menus
- Parent satisfaction survey
Program Planning for Infants and Toddlers through Preschool Aged Children
- Providing Interest Sheet
- Interest Based Planning
- Scenario Evaluation
- Professional Communication
- Reflective Practice

Due to the fact that this course is online, attendance is demonstrated by keeping up with readings and assignments, participation in dialogue on the discussion board and completing course work and assignments to the satisfaction of the instructor.

In cases where illness impedes participation, the student may be requested to submit a medical certificate.
Course Assessments:
Students are evaluated through constructive feedback from the instructor, and reflective self-evaluation. Practicum is an opportunity to apply the course materials learned during the past two years of study in the early learning and childcare program.

Official final grades will be available on My Lakeland. Grades posted in D2L should be considered interim grades.
“Lakeland College is committed to the highest academic standards. Students are expected to be familiar with Lakeland College policies and to abide by these policies. Violations of these policies are considered to be serious and may result in suspension or expulsion from the College.”

Course Pass Requirements:
A Pass/Fail grade is awarded upon completion of all components of the practicum.

Every effort has been made to ensure that information in this course outline is accurate at the time of publication. Lakeland College reserves the right to change courses if it becomes necessary so that course content remains relevant.

In such cases, the instructor will give students clear and timely notice of changes.

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