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2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECED& 100 - Child Care Basics


Credits: 3
LEC hours per week: 3
This course is designed to meet licensing requirements for early learning lead teachers and family home child care providers, STARS 30 hour basics course recognized in the MERIT system. Topics: child growth/development, cultural responsiveness, community resources, guidance, health/safety/nutrition and professional practices.
Course Outcomes:
  • Identify ways to create partnerships and provide resources for all families.
  • Examine and describe developmental characteristics and behaviors of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and young children.
  • Plan for learning through play and active involvement for children in care programs.
  • Implement techniques for keeping children healthy and safe in the child care/home care setting and identifying incidences of child abuse and neglect.
  • Describe techniques for meeting the nutritional and physical needs of children.
  • Identify appropriate guidance techniques.
Course Topics:
  1. Valuing Each Child and Family
  2. Child Growth and Development
  3. Celebrating Child Growth
  4. Curriculum and Learning Environments
  5. Family and Community Partnerships
  6. Healthy Practices: Safety and Wellness
  7. Health Practices: Nutrition and Fitness
  8. Interactions and Guidance
  9. Program Planning and Development
  10. Professional Practice