Certificate of Achievement in Elementary After Care Education

  The Certificate of Achievement in Elementary After Care Education is designed to deepen the understanding of development of elementary aged children, and support children and their families in elementary after care education programs. 

We anticipate that 5 students willcomplete this certificate after 1 year, and that numbers will double insubsequent years after the certificate becomes better known.

 

The Certificate of Achievement in Elementary After Care Education is designed to deepen understanding of children, their families and developmentally appropriate practices, while preparing students for careers in elementary after care programs. This certificate consists of classes that will deepen understanding of typical and exceptional development, as well as inform carefor children and collaboration with their families. This certificate focuses on the school age group. 

 

Program Learning Outcomes:

SLO #1:         Identify the behaviors and characteristics of children ages five to twelve years.

 

SLO #2:         Define the elements of developmentally appropriate, high quality school-age child care and practices.

                        

In order to earn this certificate, students will be required to take 6 classes for a total of 21 units. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
CHLD2	Child Growth and Development	4	Y1Winter
CHILD 8	Child, Family and Community	4	Y1Winter
CHLD 53NC	Supporting Children with Special Needs in Children's Programs	3	Y1, Fall
CHILD 56 N	Principles and Practices of teaching Young Children	4	Y1, Fall
CHLD 59	Working With School Age Children	4	Y1 Spring
CGKD 88B	Positive Behavior Management	4	Y1 Spring

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The Certificate of Achievement in Elementary After Care Education prepares the child care workforce, by supplying entry-level teachers the units they need to start working in early elementary after care education. It is a starting place in the workforce and in their education. Students are encouraged to go on to gain an Associate’s degree with Foothill or a degree for Transfer. This program directly supports underrepresented populations, both the students in their career goals and the families of our community. This certificate is a replacement of the School-Age Child Care Certificate of Specialization, overlaps content with no other program outside of Child Development, and prepares the workforce by providing both academic and practical CTE coursework.

I have informed the CTE director at Canada. Canada College also has a certificate called Youth and After School Certificate of Achievement. Looking at both programs, Canada's certificate is much more in depth while Foothill's certificate provides students with an entry point and entry level preparation of after care education. I do not think this will compete with Canada's program.