Child Care Provider / Assistant-5220

Grade Placement: 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite: none

Units of study in this program include:  Introduction to child care and early childhood programs, Families and Parenting, Creating a safe and healthy environment, Guiding children, Pregnancy and prenatal care, Newborns, Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, School-age children, Special needs adaptations, Curriculum, and Communication with co-workers and parents.  The competencies in the child care provider program meet all of the requirements of The National Association for the Education of Young Children, The Child Development Associate (CDA) training program, and levels one and two on the Pennsylvania Core Body of Knowledge.  Students volunteer in the Head Start infant and toddler classrooms on campus to receive the required 200 hours of practical training.  Also, students serve as teachers in the program’s fully equipped preschool classroom.