Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates in Child Development: A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations; parenting practices; special needs of children; parental and environmental influences on child development; external support services; and related public policy issues.
The Diploma in Public Service with a Major in Early Childhood Development Program provides the student with the skills to evaluate and assume the role and responsibilities of a person employed in the early childhood profession, to explain and demonstrate how the knowledge of early childhood development influences a classroom teacher, to assume the personal qualities necessary for effective caregiving, to demonstrate an awareness of a curriculum which...
The Early Childhood Development Certificate Program provides the student with the skills to assume the role and responsibilities of a person employed in the early childhood profession, to assume the personal qualities necessary for effective care giving and to demonstrate an awareness of a curriculum which is developmentally appropriate for young children.
This certificate satisfies the educational requirements for an Infant/Toddler
CDA. Child Development Associate (CDA) certificate applicable in certain child
care settings including Head Start.
ECE 101 Introduction to Early
Childhood Education . . . . . . . . . 3
ECE 111 Infant and Toddler: Theory
and Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ECE 211 Advanced Infant and Toddler
Theory and Practice . . . . . . . . . . 3
The Child Development Associate I is designed to meet the training needs of persons already working in the field of early childhood care and education. Persons enrolling in this program must have completed a minimum of 480 clock hours of work in the field with young children. This program is designed to provide the minimum formal training in Early Childhood Care and Education competencies required to apply for a CDA credential from the Council for...
The Child Development Specialist certificate will offer high school juniors and seniors, who have completed two years of child developmental courses at the high school level, the opportunity to earn a Technical Certificate of
Credit as a Child Development Specialist prior to or upon high school graduation. The certificate provides for entry-level employment in the early childhood arena. This program will only be offered to Dual-enrolled students.
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The Certificate programs require from 10 to 30 semester credits. Some certificates are at entry level and some are advanced certificates that require completion of another program or equivalent occupational experience. In programs where students have the option of earning either a diploma or a degree, the award choices are noted for each major.
This program prepares potential early childhood professionals with classroom theory courses, lab experiences,...
The CDA I Certificate program is designed to meet the training needs of persons already working in the fields of early childhood care and education. Persons enrolling in this program must have completed a minimum of 480 hours of work in the field with young children. This program is designed to provide the minimum formal training in early care and education competencies, knowledge, skills and techniques required to apply for a CDA credential from...
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