Introduction to Nurturing Care in Early Childhood Development

This course is designed to provide an introduction to the principles of nurturing care in early childhood development (ECD). It focuses on enhancing participants' understanding of the nurturing care framework and its significance in the first two years of a child's life. The course covers key areas such as responsive caregiving, health, nutrition, safety, security, and learning stimulation.​

​​Course director​

Dr Shelina Bhamani​

Host

Early Childhood Development Parenting Readiness Education Programme, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ​

Course team

​Lead Facilitators ​

Dr. Shelina Bhamani
Sara Sheikh
Misbah Shams 
Aliza Imran

​Coordinator 

Kiran Muhammad Aslam ​

​Co Facilitators 

Sameeta Chunara
Aliya Fatima
Sahair Patel​

Future Directions & Competencies

For Youth 

The youngster will enhance their basic knowledge about ECD and may develop interest in pursuing the field with advanced ECD education.


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For parents & caregivers 

The parents will be able to enhance their knowledge capacity regarding responsive caregiving, creating a nurturing environment, safety, and security during ECD, health and hygiene practices while providing care. The caregivers can enhance their knowledge and skills in responsive caregiving, planning age-appropriate activities and collaborating with parents to plan effective early childhood care. 

For ECD/ECCE care providers & healthcare providers

The course will enhance knowledge and skill capacity of educators/practitioners/health care providers to build awareness regarding nurturing care, plan effective early child hood interventions, support parents and care givers, and follow holistic approach for ​caring for young children

​Aim

The aim of this course is to enhance knowledge and understanding regarding nurturing care framework, comprehend its different components and its impact on early childhood development. This course is an introduction to explore the key concepts of first 2 years of life.  

Certification

A certificate of completion of LEADS will be provided to the candidates who successfully meet the following criteria:

  • Pre/Post test

  • Recording of all PPTs

  • Reading all handouts 

  • Attempt all module quizzes (based on reading handouts)

  • 1 course assignment 

  • Post course evaluation

Who can participate​

​Youth​, Parents, Caregivers, Health care providers and anyone who is interested.

During this pilot phase, applications will be accepted from within the AKDN network.

Prerequisite

  • Completion of Intermediate 

  • Someone who can read and understand basic English. 

  • Should have access to internet 

Learning Hours

15 hours 

  • Recorded sessions with interactive activities 

  • Reading materials 

  • Discussion forum 

  • Pre and Post Test 

  • Course assignment 

Content Schedule

Modules/Weeks

  • Session 0: Introduction to the Course, Facilitator and the Team 

  • Session 1: Early Childhood Development

  • Session 2: Nurturing Care

  • Session 3: Health

  • Session 4: Nutrition & Breastfeeding 

  • Session 5: Safety and Security

  • Session 6: Responsive Caregiving

  • Session 7: Learning and Stimulation

Teaching Method

  • Asynchronous 

  • Self-paced 

Assessment

  • The participants will have to take a pre-assessment before starting the module. 

  • The participant will have to take a short quiz at the end of each module. 

  • The course ends with a comprehensive assignment

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