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Early Child Care Workforce

A QUICK INTRO

The Early Child Care Workforce curriculum prepares individuals to work in early childcare settings. Students will combine best practices, competency-based knowledge, and practice in actual settings with children 0-12 years old.

 

WHAT YOU STUDY

Course work includes child growth and development, physical/nutritional needs of preschool children, safety issues in the care of preschool children; care and guidance; communication skills with families and children; design and implementation of appropriate curriculum; and other related topics.

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Graduates should be prepared to plan and implement developmentally appropriate programs in early childcare settings. Employment opportunities include public and private childcare programs, family childcare homes, and other early childcare programs.

 

COURSE INFORMATION

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

FALL SEMESTER I

Prefix No. Title Credit
EDU 119 Intro to Early Childhood Education 4
EDU 151 Creative Activities 3
EDU 159 Health & Safety for Early Childhood 2
    Totals 9

SPRING SEMESTER I

Prefix No. Title Credit
EDU 130 Social Environments for Children 3
EDU 162 Observation & Assessment in ECE 3
EDU 188 Trends & Policies in Early Childhood 3
    Totals 9
Photo of Linda Aiken
Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator/Instructor

 

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