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Child Day Care Management
Child Day Care I: 1 year - 3 credits
Students enrolled in this program will have the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience observing, planning and working with pre-schoolers three days each week in the on-site preschool program called Sunshine and Rainbows. Students will be responsible for completing work on notebooks, activity cards and activity boxes. Each student will be assigned a theme and be responsible for all of the planning for one day. All students will go into the community to serve a two or three week internship. Students will complete a portfolio second semester.
Child Day Care II: 1 year - 3 credits
Prerequisite: Certificate of Completion from Child Day Care I and instructor's recommendation
Second-year students will gain additional knowledge designed to prepare them for the field of Child Care and other related occupations. They will work more independently on classroom objectives. Each student will also be responsible for all of the plannning for one day. Students will be responsible for turning in notebooks, activity boxes and researching various forms of children's literature. Students will also serve an internship and be responsible for updating their portfolio.
Due to the Center's Tech Prep relationship with nearby community colleges, those students successfully completing this program may earn college credit for child care skills learned at the Center. (See below)
Specialized Equipment:
- Child-size furniture
- Developmental learning materials for creative, intellectual, social, active and outdoor play
- Records and cassettes
- Observation booth
- Outdoor play area
- Full-size kitchen and equipment
Occupational Options:
- Child care worker
- Public school aide
- Arts/crafts camp aide
- Children's book sales
- Children's clothes/shoe sales
- Children's library aide
- Teacher or director of child care center
- Nanny
- Day care center cook or bus driver
- Recreation aide
- Family day care home operator
- Receptionist/public relations
Skills Taught:
- Activity planning/preparation
- Group management/guidance
- Observation/recording
- Cooperation/team skills
- Communication: verbal and written
- Nutrition/menu planning
- Awareness: child health and safety
- Time management
- Good work habits
- Maintaining a safe, healthy environment
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"Employers want workers who are able to connect practice and theory in the work world."
Source: Dale Parnell, "The Neglected Majority," The Community College Press