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Child Development - Site Supervisor Certificate of Achievement

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The Site Supervisor Certificate is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be qualified as a preschool or childcare center site supervisor.

Students completing a Site Supervisor Certificate meet the academic requirements for the CD Site Supervisor Permit. Please note that the field experience requirement for the Site Supervisor Permit requires 350 days of 3+ hours per day within four years including at least 100 days of supervising adults. With this Certificate, and a CD Site Supervisor Permit, students qualify to be Child Development Center Directors in private Title 22 Programs as long as they also have two years of teaching experience in a licensed center.

Course List
Code Title Units
Required Courses:
CD 105Child Growth and Development3
or CD 105H Child Growth and Development - Honors
CD 111Observation and Assessment in Child Development3
CD 113Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children3
CD 114Introduction to Curriculum3
CD 115Health, Safety and Nutrition3
CD 126Child, Family, and the Community3
CD 138Teaching in a Diverse Society3
CD 270Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and Education3
CD 271Administration I: Programs in Early Childhood Education3
CD 272Administration II: Personnel and Leadership in Early Childhood Education3
Two courses from the following:6
CD 130Creative Music and Movement for Children3
CD 133Creative Science and Math Activities for Children3
CD 134Language, Listening and Literature for Children3
CD 136Creative Art Experiences for Children3
CD 137Play and Materials for Children3
One course from the following:3
CD 160Middle Childhood Development3
CD 061Activities for School-Age Children3
CD 100Introduction to Child Development3
CD 109Childhood Stress and Trauma3
CD 127Guidance of Children3
CD 185Infant/Toddler Growth and Development3
CD 186Infant and Toddler Curriculum3
CD 244Children with Special Needs3
Experience Working with Children:
CD 205Child Development Practicum / Field Experience4
or CD 215 Early Intervention and Inclusion Internship
General Education – The courses below are recommended by the Child Development Department to fulfill the GE requirements for this Certificate and to meet the GE requirements for the CD Permit. Students must complete one to two courses in each of the four general education areas in order to obtain a Site Supervisor Permit through the California State Commission on Teacher Credentialing, and students must have at least 60 units to qualify for the Site Supervisor Permit.
Category I: Natural Sciences - (1 course with a lab)
Complete the course below or any course listed under Category I with a lab on the SBVC General Education Pattern.
BIOL 100General Biology4
Category II: Social and Behavioral Sciences - (1 course)
Complete PSYCH 100 or PSYCH 100H or any course listed under Category II on the SBVC General Education Pattern. Note: one course must be in a subject other than Child Development (CD).
PSYCH 100General Psychology3
or PSYCH 100H General Psychology - Honors
Category III: Humanities and Fine Arts - (2 courses)
Complete two courses below or any two courses listed under Category III on the SBVC General Education Pattern.
ASL 109American Sign Language I4
ART 103Art Appreciation3
MUS 100Music Appreciation3
Category IV: Communication and Analytical Thinking - (2 courses)
English
ENGL 101College Composition4
or ENGL 101H College Composition - Honors
Mathematics
PSYCH 105Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences4
or ECON 208 Business and Economic Statistics
or MATH 108 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
or MATH 108H Introduction to Probability and Statistics - Honors
Note: Students may be eligible for the Child Development AA Degree if they complete one additional course in each of the following categories: Category III, Category VI.
Total Units60-64

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. Develop an integrated personal philosophy into classroom practices that reflects an understanding of typical child development, health, safety and nutrition, developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate practices and high quality standards.
  2. Use the observation, planning and implementation cycle to create, implement and evaluate environments, individualized curriculum and activities that support developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate, inclusive, play and learning for children.
  3. Develop strategies to respect the diversity of children and families and then empower families, and use resources that promote supportive relationships and partnerships between programs, teachers, families and their communities.
  4. Analyze and apply effective positive guidance and interaction strategies that support young children's learning, self-confidence and identity.
  5. Identify and analyze the stages of adult development and learning, and implement strategies to mentor adults who are learning to work with children.
  6. Examine, analyze and apply administration skills related to various types of early care and education programs.
  7. Analyze, describe and use inclusive, equitable, antibias and antiracist teaching practices and family interactions for working with children and families.
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