Early Childhood Education Teacher, Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate, the student demonstrates the knowledge, training, and skills of a teacher in a private child care center or a publicly funded child care center in accordance with the Child Development Permit Matrix issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Skills demonstrated and practiced by a student include developmentally appropriate lesson planning and implementation for infant/toddlers, preschool and school-age children in subject areas including science, mathematics, creative and language arts; utilization of positive guidance techniques and child assessments; planning safe and developmentally appropriate environments for children; and applying child development theory to all facets of practice with young children.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will plan and implement a week-long developmentally and culturally appropriate curriculum for young children that includes science, mathematics, language and creative arts activities.
  2. Students will describe and design a developmentally appropriate room and yard environment for young children in group care settings.

Core Requirements

Complete 21 units

CDEV 021

Child and Adolescent Development

3

CDEV 025

Observation and Assessment

3

CDEV 026

Child, Family and Community

3

CDEV 028

Child Health, Safety and Nutrition

3

CDEV 031A

Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children

3

CDEV 031B

Introduction to ECE Curriculum

3

CDEV 032A

ECE Practicum-Field Experience

3

Restricted Electives

Area A - Complete 7 units selected from:

CDEV 015

Selected Topics: Child Development

1-2

CDEV 029

Early Childhood Experiences: Arts and Sciences

3

CDEV 030

Early Childhood Experiences: Language Arts

3

CDEV 034

Children With Special Needs

3

CDEV 063

Child Discipline

1

CDEV 071

Children, Imagination, and Books

1

CDEV 072

Play and Learning

1

CDEV 073

Preschool Art

1

CDEV 074

Preschool Science

1

Area B - Complete 16 units selected from the Associate Degree General Education pattern Areas including one course from each group:

Group 1: Area 1, Language and Rationality

Group 2: Area 2, Natural Sciences or Area 3, Humanities

Minimum Units Required: 44

Complete each course with a grade of "C" or better.

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