MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5710 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2015 Fall Last Admit Term: 2016 Summer Award: CCL Total Credits: 16 CIP Code: 13.1210	Primary College: Glendale Community College Initiating College: Estrella Mountain Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC, PV, SM Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34), Early Childhood Education (62) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: 25-2011.00

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Child Development Associate (CDA) Preparation program is designed to provide documented training in preparation for application to become a Child Development Associate. This program is intended for individuals interested in early childhood education who intend to pursue the national credential of CDA from the Council for Professional Recognition. Students completing the described CCL coursework must apply independently to the Council for final evaluation and validation.

Consumer Program Costs and Career Information: GC, PV, SM

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester

Required Courses

CFS/ECH176 Child Development (3) OR
CFS235 Developing Child: Theory into Practice, Prenatal - Age 8(3) 3

EED200 Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3
EED212 Guidance, Management and the Environment 3
EED215 Early Learning: Health, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness 3

EED220 Child, Family, Community and Culture (3) OR
CFS157 Marriage and Family Life (3) 3

+EED260 Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Internship (1) OR
+EED261 Early Childhood Preschool Internship (1) 1

Credits: 16

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Plan a safe, healthy learning environment including a prevention and emergency plan and identifying state regulations related to various early childhood settings. (EED215) 2. Describe and explain the relationship of play to physical and intellectual development at the early childhood level. (EED212, CFS/ECH176, CFS235) 3. Develop an early childhood curriculum that advances physical and intellectual development through art, music, literature, science, math, and language. (EED200) 4. Describe and explain the relationship of play to children`s social and emotional development at the early childhood level. (EED212) 5. Design a learning environment which encourages the social and emotional development of young children. (EED212) 6. Provide guidance and discipline which promote the social and emotional development of young children. (EED212) 7. Use effective methods to establish productive relationships with families. (CFS157, EED220) 8. Develop strategy to manage an effective program operation in various early childhood settings. (EED260, EED261) 9. Apply classroom instruction to work experiences during 80 hours per credit per semester. (EED260, EED261) 10. Define professionalization as it applies to the field of early care and education, birth to age eight, and develop a plan for professional growth and development. (EED200, EED260, EED261) 11. Observe and record the developmental stages of children from conception through the eighth year. (CFS/ECH176, CFS235) 12. Describe principles of children`s growth and development from conception through the eighth year. (CFS/ECH176, CFS235)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 24, 2015

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.