Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood
UndergraduateCUR-EDE2602025
Previously CUR-EDE282
Investigate the health and wellbeing factors related to the development and care of children aged 0-6 years. Study social and emotional, linguistic, and cognitive development alongside mandatory health, safety and child protection policies.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 23 Nov 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 June 2025,
- 1 Dec 2025
- Price from
- $666
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of fundamental movement skills in children from birth to 8 years old
- design an integrated physical education program for young children
- critique documents and policies that influence and support the development of high quality health, social and emotional, linguistic, nutritional, cognitive and physical education programs in early childhood environments
- identify the principles underpinning child protection based on a sound pedagogical framework
- evaluate children’s needs and abilities related to health and physical education.
- Planning for children's health, safety & physical education
- Helping children stay healthy and happy; Maintaining mental health and well-being; Resources for teachers and families
- Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle; Parents as partners in children's health and well-being; Personal and social skill development
- Factors affecting children's health: the role of parents and families; Adapting learning programs for children with special needs; A multi-disciplinary approach to health
- Food and Nutrition: a school approach to healthy eating; Including children in decision making about food; Food promotion
- Safety Management and Duty of Care – relevant curriculum documents; National Quality Standard: quality area 2; Early Years Learning Framework
- Child safety - abuse and early motor skills neglect; Mandatory reporting requirements; Professional learning for mandatory reporting
- Introduction to motor skills; Child development review: physical skills development
- Fundamental Motor Skills; Assessment and planning to teach fine and gross motor skills; Early intervention for fine motor skills; Design of obstacle courses, circuits & games for gross motor skills
- Child safety; Abuse and Early Motor Skills Neglect, Mandatory reporting requirements, Professional learning for mandatory reporting
- Introduction: Motor Skills, Child development review: physical skills, Overview: Fine and Gross motor skill development: birth- 8 years
- Body Management & Awareness
- Review of planning for children's health, safety & physical education
This subject was previously known as EDE282 Health and Physical Education in Early Childhood.
This subject investigates health, and wellbeing factors related to the development and care of young children (birth - 6 years). This includes examining social and emotional, linguistic, and cognitive development of children from birth to 8 years. Mandatory health, safety and child protection policies are examined together with appropriate strategies that educators in early childhood settings can effectively implement to enhance the outcomes for young children. These strategies will not only help maintain a healthy early childhood environment, but will also improve outcomes for the whole community within an early childhood educational context. The subject also explores the characteristics of children's physical development and motor coordination and how educators can provide children with quality fundamental movement experiences.
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-ECE-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
Elective
- CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-EDE282 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education)
UndergraduateCUR-ECE-DEG
Fast track your Curtin on campus study
UndergraduateCUR-FAST-DEG