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Growth in Master of Early Childhood Education programs has expanded, yet little is known about whether these programs sufficiently address infants and toddlers. 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(2015). Do Master early childhood teacher education programs provide adequate coverage of infants and toddlers?: A review of content. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (8).  \n[http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2015v40n8.10](http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2015v40n8.10)  \nThis Journal Article is posted at Research Online.  \n[http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol40/iss8/10](http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/vol40/iss8/10)  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nDo Master Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs Provide Adequate Coverage of Infants and Toddlers? A Review of Content  \nSusanne Garvis  \nUniversity of Gothenbury, Sweden  \nMatthew Manning  \nAustralian National University  \nAbstract: In Australia, growth in the demand of early childhood services  \nfor young children aged birth to three years has placed increased  \npressure on the early childhood education sector as new policy stipulates  \nthe need for qualified teachers. The new policy has resulted in a growth  \nin Master of Early Childhood Education programs in Australian  \nuniversities. These programs are designed as initial teacher education  \nprograms for people with a non-education Bachelor degree wanting to  \nbecome a qualified early childhood teacher in 18 months.  \nLittle is known about the structure as well as the content of these new  \nprograms in their ability to address infants and toddler education. This  \npaper explores 18 postgraduate Master education programs that were  \napproved by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality  \nAuthority (ACECQA) and listed on their website as at January 2014. Our  \naim is to examine programs for the amount of content and assessment  \nthat focuses on infants and toddlers. Utilising information from program  \nwebsites and course guides, data was examined using content analysis to  \nreveal the nature and extent of inclusion of learning, focused on infants  \nand toddlers. Four interviews were also conducted with teacher  \neducators. Findings are important for early childhood teacher education  \nin Australia if the overall goal is to improve quality for all children,  \nincluding the very youngest in education and care.  \nIntroduction  \nScholars have emphasised the importance of providing children with a high quality early educational experience. This experience, which includes both the physical space ([i.e. an](i.e. an)[ ](i.e. an)environment conducive to good learning) and the access to good educators, serves as the foundation of successful future learning. Few could argue that a good beginning to life is not the foundation for future development, health and wellbeing.  \nDespite this recognition, policy and practice in early childhood education and care in Australia still appears to lack focus and integration. In short, there are a number of divides that face the early childhood education sector. One divide is between the relative qualifications of educators across the early childhood education sector, with qualifications of staff in early learning centres, including childcare, often diverse and typically lower than those in primary schools (Elliot, 2006) . Another divide includes the Australian Government Productivity Commission (2015) who suggested that those working with children under three years of age hold a certificate III as long as they work with at least a diploma holder.“In many centres this would mean more certificate III workers and less diploma qualified  \nVol 40, 8, August 2015 164  \nAustralian Journal of Teacher Education  \nworkers t","cbCainaomre4H0h5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainaomre4H0h5","pdf",135874,13,"English","# Introduction\n## Master of Early Childhood Education programs and policy context\n## Divide in qualifications and bachelor-qualified staffing\n## Study aims and research focus on infants and toddlers","[{\"question\":\"What policy changes have influenced the growth of Master of Early Childhood Education programs in Australia?\",\"answer\":\"Policy stipulates the need for qualified teachers for children birth to three, contributing to increased growth of Master programs in Australian universities.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the main focus of the paper regarding infants and toddlers?\",\"answer\":\"The paper examines how much program content and assessment targets infants and toddlers, using data from program websites and course guides plus interviews with teacher educators.\"},{\"question\":\"How were the programs analyzed in the study?\",\"answer\":\"Information from program websites and course guides was examined using content analysis to determine the nature and extent of inclusion, and four interviews were also conducted with teacher educators.\"}]","Australian Journal of Teacher Education - Issue 10 - Review of Content | PDF",1792077686,33]