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title: "BCD Field Placement Requirements"
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# BCD Field Placement Requirements

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# [Honours Bachelor of Child Development \(BCD\) | Student Program Information](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/3/school-of-early-childhood-education/wiki/view/8464/honours-bachelor-of-child-development-bcd) 

# BCD Field Placement Requirements

Field placement is central to the learning experience. You will have the opportunity to integrate classroom learning into practice with groups of children and families within the community. You will have four different field placement experiences throughout the program.

This program also includes a [Work-Integrated Learning](https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/138/seneca-works/wiki/view/13928/work-integrated-learning-wil) \(WIL\) component, starting in semester 6.  Students must complete 14 weeks and 420 hours.

## Field Placement

### BCD100: Field Placement Preparation

This course prepares Bachelor of Child Development students for field placement by developing advanced professional competencies, including ethical practice, reflective self-awareness, and theory-to-practice integration. Students demonstrate readiness through a critical understanding of placement expectations and consistent application of professional behaviours aligned with industry standards.

Emphasis is placed on inclusive, culturally responsive practice, decision-making, and critical examination of professional roles within diverse early learning and community settings.

### BCD200: Preschool Field Placement

Field placement gives students the opportunity to practice what they have learned in the ECE program. Students will plan, implement, and evaluate play-based, inclusive, emergent curriculum experiences for preschool children.

Attendance in a field placement preparation seminar in week 1 is a requirement.

| Setting: | Child Care Setting with preschool children. |
| --- | --- |
| Commitment: | One \(1\) day per week, \(8 hours per day, including 1 hour lunch\) |
| Placement start: | Week 2 of the semester |
| Placement ends: | Week 13 of the semester |

### BCD300:  Infant and Toddler Field Placement

- Pre-req: BCD104
- Co-req: BCD306

Students will be placed in sites where they will be able to integrate learning from all their classes. They will have the opportunity to practice skills required for the care and teaching of children birth to 3 years.

Attendance in a field placement preparation seminar in week 1 is a requirement.

| Setting: | Child Care Setting with children between the ages of birth and 3 years old |
| --- | --- |
| Commitment: | One \(1\) day per week, \(8 hours per day, including 1 hour lunch\) |
| Placement start: | Week 2 of the semester |
| Placement ends: | Week 13 of the semester |

### BCD400: Kindergarten to Grade 3 Field Placement

- Pre-req:  BCD200, BCD300
- Co-req: BCD406

Attendance in a field placement preparation seminar in week 1 is a requirement.

| Setting: | Publicly Funded School Setting JK, SK, grade 1, 2, or 3 |
| --- | --- |
| Commitment: | One \(1\) day per week, \(8 hours per day, including 1 hour lunch\) |
| Placement start: | Week 2 of the semester |
| Placement ends: | Week 13 of the semester |

### BCD500: Community Field Placement

- Pre-req:  BCD200, BCD300, BCD400

Students will be integrating practical skills and knowledge in community settings. This experience focuses on developing a solid foundation for professional practice with children, families, communities, and colleagues in community settings.

Attendance in a field placement preparation seminar in week 1 is a requirement.

| Setting: | Community Setting |
| --- | --- |
| Commitment: | One \(1\) day per week or two \(2\) half-days per week \(6-8 total hours per week\) |
| Placement start: | Week 2 of the semester |
| Placement ends: | Week 13 of the semester |