The Infant/Toddler Certificate is designed to be the first step toward obtaining entry-level employment specializing in infant/toddler care. Students will be prepared to work with infants/toddlers (0-36 months) enabling the student to assist a teacher in a public infant/toddler program or teach infants/toddlers in a private child care setting. The Infant/Toddler Certificate requires 25 CD units, which includes four units of CD Practicum/Field Work experience with infants/toddlers.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| CD 105 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| or CD 105H | Child Growth and Development - Honors | |
| CD 111 | Observation and Assessment in Child Development | 3 |
| CD 126 | Child, Family, and the Community | 3 |
| CD 127 | Guidance of Children | 3 |
| CD 185 | Infant/Toddler Growth and Development | 3 |
| CD 186 | Infant and Toddler Curriculum | 3 |
| CD 244 | Children with Special Needs | 3 |
| Experience Working with Children from Ages Birth-24 Months: 1 | ||
| CD 205 | Child Development Practicum / Field Experience | 4 |
| Total Units | 25 | |
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*Students must complete CD 185 prior to completing CD 205 to qualify for the practicum hours with Infants and Toddlers.
Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
This is a Gainful Employment Program
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Identify and assess patterns of typical and atypical development for infants and toddlers.
- Observe and assess components of infant and toddler environments and compare with high quality components, health and safety & licensing regulations, foundations and guidelines.
- Observe and assess development of infants and toddlers and plan and create individual curriculum to meet the unique needs of each child.
- Develop strategies to form partnerships with parents and identify local resources for families of infants and toddlers.
- Create a developmentally appropriate philosophy for working with infants and toddlers in groups based on best practices and current research.
- Describe, analyze and use respectful inclusive, equitable, antibias and antiracist teaching practices and family interactions in early childhood environments.