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Child Development: Teacher Certificate Child Development Total Units: 30
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Term Effective: Fall 2012

Description:

The Child Development Teacher Certificate of Achievement meets course requirements for the Child Development Teacher Permit issued by the State of California Commission on Teacher Preparation. These permits are required to work in a state-subsidized child development program.

Since this program is part of a career ladder, students who have completed the Child Development Associate Teacher Skills Certificate will have fulfilled 12 units of this Child Development Teacher Certificate of Achievement.

Job titles include Instructional Aide, Teacher Assistant, Student Teacher, Teacher.

Employers generally report that it is moderately difficult to find applicants who meet their hiring standards. This indicates a good outlook for qualified job seekers.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:

  1. Integrate an understanding of the potential, the characteristics, and the multiple influences on the development of children into the delivery of high quality care and education programs;
  2. design, implement and evaluate play based environments and activities that support developmentally appropriate learning outcome for all young children;
  3. apply effective guidance and interaction strategies that support all children's social learning, identity and self-esteem;
  4. develop strategies that promote relationships between programs, teachers, families and their communities; and
  5. demonstrate ethical standards and professional behaviors that reflect understanding, knowledge and a commitment to the field of early childhood education and care.

Students interested in a suggested order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence.

For students interested in an Associate Degree, a Child Development major is available. More information about Early Childhood Development programs can be found at the Child Development website.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Child Development: Teacher Certificate program are:

  • Complete 30 units from
    • Child Development: Teacher Requirements
    • Child Development Electives

Child Development: Teacher Requirements - complete 27.00 units
CHLD 51Principles and Practices of Early Childhood Education3.00
CHLD 66Early Childhood Care and Education Practicum6.00
CHLD 68Issues in Diversity3.00
CHLD 90.2Observation and Assessment of Young Children3.00
CHLD 90.3Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child3.00
CHLD 90.4Introduction to Curriculum3.00
Complete a combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
CHLD 10Child Growth and Development3.00
CHLD 110.1 AND
Developmental Trends of Children Under 31.50
CHLD 110.2Developmental Trends in the Child Age 3-5 Years1.50
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
CHLD 90.1Child, Family, Community Interrelationships3.00
CHLD 190.1Home, School, Community Interrelationships3.00
 
Child Development Electives - complete 3.00 units
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
CHLD 53The Child with Special Needs in the Community3.00
CHLD 55.2Explorations and Discoveries3.00
CHLD 55.5Foundations of Language and Literacy3.00
CHLD 55.6Art for the Young Child3.00
CHLD 111AGroup Care For Children Under Three3.00
CHLD 185.1Creative Indoor Environments for Young Children1.00
CHLD 185.2Creative Outdoor Environments for Young Children1.00
CHLD 185.3Guidance and Discipline Techniques in the Preschool Setting1.00
CHLD 185.4Guidance and Discipline Techniques in the School Age Setting1.00
CHLD 186Spanish Language Arts for Young Children3.00
CHLD 217.1Constructive Play I1.00
CHLD 217.2Dramatic Play and Games with Rules1.00
CHLD 220Effective Child Discipline2.00

Term Effective: Fall 2012

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Fall 2014

Previous Versions:

Child Development: Teacher - effective Summer 2011
Child Development: Teacher - effective Fall 2010
Child Development: Teacher - effective Fall 1981

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

CHLD 90.4 has a prerequisite of either CHLD 10, CHLD 110.1, or CHLD 110.2.

CHLD 66 has replaced CHLD 60 and CHLD 60.2


A grade of "C" or better is required for all certificate courses.

Contact
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(707) 527-4315
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