MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5715 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2016 Summer Last Admit Term: 2020 Summer Award: CCL Total Credits: 16 CIP Code: 13.1209	Primary College: Rio Salado College Initiating College: Rio Salado College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: RS SM Field of Interest: Education Instructional Council: Early Childhood Education (62) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 25-2011.00

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Infant and Toddler Development program prepares individuals with foundational knowledge on the development of the young child. Included topics are child health, physical milestones, and cognitive development. Also covered are adult/child relationship building, and communication and language acquisition.

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester: RS, SM

Required Courses

EED205 The Developing Child: Prenatal to Age Eight 3
EED215 Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness 3
+ EED260 Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Internship 1
+ ITD200 The Physical Child: Birth to Age Three 3
+ ITD210 Early Attachments, Relationships and Families: Birth to Age Three 3
+ ITD220 Cognition and Communication: Birth to Age Three 3

Credits: 16

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Describe the physical development of young children and corresponding nutritional and fitness needs. (EED205, EED215, ITD200) 2. Examine appropriate health and safety standards, practices, and documentation in early childhood settings. (EED215, ITD200) 3. Contrast the major research and theories within the field of child development. (EED205, ITD210) 4. Summarize the cognitive and psychosocial development of the young child. (EED205, ITD210, ITD220) 5. Describe attachment and relationship development between adults and the young child and its impact on child development. (ITD210, ITD220) 6. Summarize language development and communication skills in the young child. (ITD220) 7. Apply early childhood education skills in the early care and education setting. (EED205, EED215, EED260, ITD200, ITD210, ITD220)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 24, 2014

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.