Early Care and Education I ((4 Credits))

Catalog description

This course introduces the paraprofessional in early childhood education to the Child Development Associate (CDA) credentialing process and provides comprehensive instruction in early childhood education. The first three CDA competency goals and functional areas are discussed. Students begin to develop a professional resource file. Students who enroll in this course must have (within the past five years) at least 480 hours of experience working with children from infancy through children five years old in a group setting. Strategies learned in this course will be practiced in the student’s childcare center.