Child Development - Infant and Toddler Certificate of Achievement

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. 

Course List

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:
CD 205	Child Development Practicum / Field Experience	4
or CD 210	Infant and Toddler Practicum
Total Units		25

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: 

1. Identify and assess patterns of typical and atypical development for infants and toddlers.
2. Observe and assess components of infant and toddler environments and compare with high quality components, health and safety & licensing regulations, foundations and guidelines.
3. Observe and assess development of infants and toddlers and plan and create individual curriculum to meet the unique needs of each child.
4. Develop strategies to form partnerships with parents and identify local resources for families of infants and toddlers.
5. Create a developmentally appropriate philosophy for working with infants and toddlers in groups based on best practices and current research.