Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

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Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

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  • ECE
  • Department of Early Childhood Education
  • 教育及人類發展學院幼兒教育學系
  • 幼兒教育學系

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      Dates of existence

      13 September 2012 - Present

      History

      From the academic year 2012/2013 onward, the Department of Early Childhood Education was placed under the newly formed Faculty of Education and Human Development. This transition coincided with the Hong Kong Institute of Education ("HKIEd")’s diversification into multidisciplinary programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, aligning with the implementation of the new 3-3-4 academic structure in September 2012. After years of strategic planning, the Institute’s three Faculties were re-aligned and renamed as the Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Education and Human Development, and Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, reflecting a modernised and comprehensive academic framework that continues to support the department’s growth and leadership in early childhood education.

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      Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education Studies (September 2008 - August 2012)

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      Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education Studies is the predecessor of Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

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      September 2008 - August 2012

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      Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education (September 2005 - August 2008)

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      Faculty of Professional and Early Childhood Education is the predecessor of Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

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      September 2005 - August 2008

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      School of Early Childhood Education (September 1998 - August 2005)

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      School of Early Childhood Education is the predecessor of Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

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      September 1998 - August 2005

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      Division of Pre-Primary Education (September 1997 - August 1998)

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      Division of Pre-Primary Education is the predecessor of Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

      Dates of relationship

      September 1997 - August 1998

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      Division of Early Childhood Education (September 1995 - August 1997)

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      Division of Early Childhood Education is the predecessor of Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education and Human Development

      Dates of relationship

      September 1995 - August 1997

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      Created: 2025-08-04.

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          The description in 'History' was produced in consultation of the following online resource:

          The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Annual Report 2012-2013, 2012. Retrieved from https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/annual-report-3ZQvTNNm

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