School Age Programs

The School Age Programs Certificate of Achievement in Child Development is designed for
students interested in careers as preschool teachers, teaching assistants, and childcare
workers. Employment of preschool teachers is projected to grow 10 percent from 2016 to 2026,
faster than the average for all occupations. Early childhood education is essential for a child's short-and long-term intellectual and social development. More preschool teachers should be
needed due to the increasing demand for early childhood education. In addition, the number of
preschool-aged children is expected to increase; however, their share of the overall population
should remain constant. Teachers who have experience working with preschool-aged children
may have better opportunities to find a job than those without experience. Estimated
employment for 2016-2026 is 55,600, projected to be 61,000. This certificate requires
completion of all courses with a minimum grade of "C." Courses in this certificate program may
be applied to several Certificates of Achievements, such as Title 22 Preschool Associate Teacher
Certificate, Administration & Supervision of Early Childhood Certificate, Infant Toddler
Certificate, Special Needs Children Certificate, and Health, Nutrition & Food Sanitation in ECE
Programs.

75 annual completers

Understanding of Young Children: 

Practice and demonstrate an understanding of child
development and their relationships with children and families to understand children as
individuals and to plan responses to their unique needs and potential.

Equity Fairness, and Diversity:
Practice, model, and teach behaviors appropriate in a diverse society by creating a safe,
secure learning environment for all children; by showing appreciation of and respect for
the individual differences and unique needs of each member of the learning community;
and empowering children to live and expect equity , fairness, and dignity.

Assessment: 

Critically investigate, interpret and analyze results of the strengths and
weaknesses of multiple assessment methodologies and know how to use them
effectively. Utilize a variety of methods, systematically observe, monitor, and
document children's activities and behavior, analyzing, communicating, and using
information they decide would improve their work with children, parents, and others .

Promoting Child Development and Learning:
Practice and demonstrate an understanding of how to promote children's cognitive,
social, emotional, physical, and linguistic development by organizing and orchestrating
the environment in ways that best facilitate the development and learning of young
children .

Knowledge of Integrated Curriculum:
Apply critical thinking to design and implement academic subjects, and assessment tools
so that the program design is developmentally appropriate learning experiences that
integrate within and across the disciplines.

This certificate requires completion of all courses with a minimum grade of "C." Courses in this certificate program may be applied to several Certificates of Achievements, such as Title 22 Preschool Associate Teacher
Certificate, Administration & Supervision of Early Childhood Certificate, Infant Toddler Certificate, Special Needs Children Certificate, and Health, Nutrition & Food Sanitation in ECE Programs.

(a) The skills certificate will be archived.

(b) This replaces a skills certificate (un-transcribed) in Child Development.

(c) We have other certificates. This certificate will be housed in the Human Development and
Family Studies Division and will be one of 6 transcribable certificates that will all be stackable
towards the AA in Child Development as well as AS-T in Early Childhood Education.

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