Development and Learning in the Early Years is a two-part course to be offered in the first and the second semester of the programme. As a foundational course, it will introduce the important principles, perspectives, historical trajectories of child development, contemporary debates, research and issues related to the development of children with a focus on the birth to eight years age group. 

Situating child development as an interplay of biological and socio-cultural processes and childhood as a social construction, the course will emphasise upon the role of context and diverse experiences in determining the course of children’s development in different domains and stages of their life. 

The course will provide critical perspectives on the domains of development, their interlinkages and implication for educational and caring experiences of children in the early years. Students will be oriented to different methods of child study while engaging with the domains of development.