Infant/Toddler Growth and Development

Catalog description

PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated readiness for developmental English. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Studies the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and linguistic development of infants and toddlers from conception through age three. Examines the crucial role of brain development and ecological systems during the first three years. Responsive care by adults is recognized as crucial to the development of infants and toddlers. Quality child care is defined. This course may require 12 hours of observation by video or in person, aligned to the Course Learning Objectives, with children ages 2-36 months. Students may be required to meet personnel requirements for child care licensing which may include, but are not limited to: FBI fingerprints, 5 panel drug screen, TB test, physical/vaccination history, criminal history checks, CPS registry checks, reference checks, and completion of the state licensing training modules- Health and Safety Modules 1-4, Intro to the Indiana Early Learning Standards, and Child Abuse Prevention and Detection.