The
curriculum of the Certificate
Program in Early Childhood
Education is designed
with a three-fold purpose:
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To provide practical skills and hands-on experiences in
order to prepare students for a successful and rewarding career
in the childcare industry.
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To expand the student’s knowledge and skills to occupy
positions of leadership in the field.
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Meet CCTC requirements for 3 certificate programs: Child Development
Assistant Permit, Child Development Associate Teacher Permit
(CDA), and Child Development Teacher Permit.
Child Development Assistant
Permit (6 Units)
Coursework Requirements:
6 semester units of ECE
or Child Development courses
that could follow any of
the options below:
- ECE
101 and ECE 103 OR
- ECE 101 or ECE 102 and ECE 104 (If School-Age
emphasis)
Child
Development Associate Teacher
Permit - CDA (12 Units)
Coursework
Requirements:
A minimum of 12 semester units of ECE or Child Development courses including
at least one course of at least three semester units in each of the following
core areas: Child/human
growth and development (ECE 103 or 104), Child,
family, and community (ECE 106), and Programs
and Curriculum (ECE 101or ECE 102, ECE
110, ECE 111, or ECE 215). The
school-age emphasis under
this option requires 6 of the 12 semester units in early childhood/child
development be in school-age coursework. Courses that fulfill
the school-age requirements include ECE 102, ECE
103, ECE
104, and ECE 111.
Fieldwork
Requirements:
50
days of experience in an instructional
capacity in a child development
center, working at least three
hours per day within the last
two years.
Child
Development Teacher
Permit (40 Units)
Coursework
Requirements:
Completion
of 24 semester units of coursework
in ECE or child development,
including at least one 3-semester
unit course in each of the following
core areas: Child/human growth
and development (ECE
103 or 104), Child,
family, and community (ECE
106), and Programs
and Curriculum (ECE
101, ECE 102, ECE 110, or ECE
111 or ECE 215 ).The
school-age emphasis under this
option requires 12 of the 24
semester units in early childhood/child
development be in school-age
coursework. Courses
that fulfill the school-age
requirements include ECE
102, ECE
103, ECE 104,
and ECE 111.
General
Education Requirements:
Complete
16 semester units in general
education, including at least
one course in each of the following
areas:
- Humanities
and/or fine arts (PHL
100 and ENG 250)
- Social
Sciences (HIS
100, HIS 201 and ANT
125)
- Math (MAT
100 or MAT 108) Science (BIO 100)
- English
and/or Language Arts (ENG 100, SPC
100, PHL 200,and ENG
201).
Fieldwork
Requirements:
Complete 175
days of experience in an instructional
capacity in a child development
center, working at least three
hours per day within the last
four years.
For transfer
students, courses will be evaluated for equivalency
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