ECE116 - Children's Health and Wellbeing
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 2: Rachel Foster |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E333 or E334. |
| Prerequisite | Nil |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks NIKERI (CBD): 1 x 1-hour online seminars per week for 8-weeks |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Note*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
In this unit students will explore critical aspects of children’s health and wellbeing in the early childhood education and care context. Students will engage with the legislation, regulations, policies, guiding documents, and terminology that inform early childhood education contexts and teaching practices in relation to children’s holistic health and wellbeing. The application of regulatory provisions and the National Quality Framework are investigated through specific focus areas including preventative health and safety routines, sleep and rest, food safety, nutrition, physical education and health promotion. The role of the teacher is examined as an agent promoting the health and wellbeing of children.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and critically discuss key terms and concepts relating to children’s health and wellbeing and how they are used in key early childhood education and care documents. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Evaluate the role of policy in early childhood contexts and demonstrate how policy can be communicated to promote children’s health, wellbeing and physical activity outcomes. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically reflect on the role of the teacher in the provision of an appropriate health-focused curriculum that supports children’s wellbeing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Key Concepts Presentation | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2: Health Promotion Artefact | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ECE116 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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Unit fee information
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