TCHR5009 Theory to practice: Education and Care for Infants and Toddlers Assessment 1 Brief

TCHR5009 Rationale 

This task allows students to reflect on theoretical perspectives and practice to develop a professional philosophy for teaching infants and toddlers. By engaging with topics such as attachment, routines, and responsive environments, students will connect research and theory to their beliefs about quality early childhood learning. Through critical reflection, students will explore how their philosophy may be translated to practice, identify potential challenges and propose strategies for overcoming them.

TCHR5009 Task Description 

This report is comprised of two tasks and should be presented in ONE Word document. PDF documents will not be accepted. 

Part 1 - Professional Philosophy Statement (750 words) 

Write a professional philosophy statement outlining your beliefs, values and approach to working with infants and toddlers in an early childhood education and care setting. 

Your statement should focus on at least three (3)key aspects of infant and toddler learning, development and health and safety such as: 

• Relationships and attachment 
• Quality in early childhood settings 
• Brain development 
• Routines 
• Physical and human environments (You may also include other topics that are important to you.)

You must support your philosophy with reference to: 

• The unit text: Program planning for infants and toddlers(3rded) 
• The Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0) 
• The National Quality Standard 
• Relevant early childhood academic literature

Part 2 - Critical Reflection (750 words) 

Critically reflect on your professional philosophy and identify three (3) potential challenges you may face when putting it into practice. For each challenge, you must 1) Explain why it may arise, and 2) Describe how you plan to overcome it, using strategies informed by theory, policy/frameworks and your professional values.

You must support your critical reflection with reference to: 

• The unit text: Program planning for infants and toddlers(3rded) 
• The Early Years Learning Framework (V2.0) 
• The National Quality Standard 
• Relevant early childhood academic literature

Follow the steps to complete the task: 

• Create a new Word Document and save it with your surname and initials and the assessment task's name. E.g: MillsA_assessment1_report_finalcopy 
• Download the cover page from the unit site, fill in the details, and copy it to the first page of your assessment. Ensure you complete the GenAI acknowledgement. 
• Complete professional philosophy (750 words) and critical reflection (750 words) 
• Complete one reference list at the end of the Word document. 
• Check the draft with the draft checker on the unit site. Make any changes as needed. 
• Once complete, submit the final task via the Turnitin link in the Assessment and Submission section of the unit site. 
• Download the digital receipt for proof of submission.

TCHR5009 Assessment 1: Report Marking Rubric