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A few questions on ECCE training, Early Childhood Care & Education?

  • 06-10-2014 7:10am
    #1
    sonya7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44 ✭


    Hello, I'm a little confused, have a few questions and wondering whether anyone knows the answers please. I'm early 40's, have never worked in childcare. I have a couple of tertiary academic qualifications (not degrees) from foreign universities and I'm in (hopefully) my final semester of a Humanities BA (nothing to do with Childcare or Education) I study for it online with a university abroad. So with that little bit of background, my questions:

    If you get a Level 5 FETAC Major Award in ECCE (Early Childhood Care & Education) how can you "bridge" that to a Level 6 in ECCE? Or add Montessori modules? Or is there no bridging/addition option, do you have to do an entirely new Level 6 or ECCE & Montessori course from scratch? I know that from Sept 2015 the law is changing and anyone who wants to work in the sector needs to have at least a Level 5 qualification.

    Another question, if you get a Level 6 in ECCE can someone, if they want to, and if they have the gusto and the moula, open their own childcare facility? Don't squint at me when I say it but the terminology confuses me: pre-school, creche, kindergarten, nursery....is it essentially all the same? How do you describe the ECCE setting, I guess pre-school is best? Yes, I'm new to all this.

    Also, I read elsewhere on Boards that if you study Montessori with St.Nicholas' or AMI that qualification is recognised internationally? Does that mean if you studied ECCE with Montessori with another provider, one which doesn't take years to complete and is cheaper, that that QQI/FETAC qualification isn't recognised internationally (Canada, Oz, NZ, UK, US)?

    And one last question, what about these online/distance learning versions with various providers? They can be at least half the price or thereabouts? Would you recommend them or steer clear? Personally I'd prefer the part time classroom based options but online/distance is tempting given the prices but not sure, doing online learning you can feel a little isolated, and time management and self direction can slip sometimes. Still, when money is tight, it's an option. Thanks.


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