Early Childhood Teacher Certificate of Achievement

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

• Describe developmental milestones for children in the areas of physical, psychosocial, cognitive, and language development.
• Identify environmental, cultural, familial, economic, political, and historical contexts that influence all children’s development.
• Demonstrate a range of skills and knowledge related to the unique need of children ages 0-5 years.
• Apply developmental theory, knowledge of child development, DCLAP, and research based teaching strategies to develop curriculum for the unique educational needs of young children individually and in group care settings.
• Demonstrate developmentally appropriate observation, assessment, and documentation skills that can be applied to interpretations of growth and development, planning, and identification of individual needs.
• Demonstrate professional skills including ethical practice, reflective practice, written and verbal communication, collaboration, advocacy, and identification of personal qualifications in relationship to state and national requirements for teachers of young children.

Core Courses

• CD 101 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN 3 Units *
• CD 105 - Child, Family, and Community  3 Units
• CD 107 - Child Growth and Development  3 Units
• CD 110 - Introduction to Early Childhood Curriculum  3 Units
• CD 111 CHILD GUIDANCE AND COMMUNICATION 3 Units *
• CD 112 HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION 3 Units *
• CD 117 TEACHING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY 3 Units *
• CD 120 OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT 3 Units *