2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Child Development - Advanced Certificate
Program Code: CSA.35763
Child development teachers work in a variety of settings providing care and guidance of young children. This includes concern for the mental, social,
physical, and emotional growth and development of the child. As a child development teacher, you should be able to work under supervision and
work cooperatively with other personnel. Each employee should gain the respect, confidence, and cooperation of children, maintain discipline, and
enforce as well as deal with emergency situations calmly. Physically, you must maintain good health and be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Good vision and hearing are necessary as well as being able to lift up to 40 pounds. Applicants for child development positions are required to pass a
tuberculin test and physical bi-annually, and may have to undergo tests or immunization for other communicable diseases. A DHS clearance for child
abuse/neglect is required.
The Child Development Certificate prepares students for positions as assistant teachers or teachers in early childhood education and care programs.
Students learn to plan and implement high quality, developmentally appropriate programs for all ages of children, infants through school-age, in both
centers and family child care homes.
The curriculum for the certificate is aligned with the standards issued by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Certificate Requirements
Course Credits Course Title Completed
CD 110W 4 Infant/Toddler Development
CD 111W 3 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
CD 112W 3 Learning Center Activities
CD 113W 4 Child Guidance Strategies
CD 115PW 3 Introductory Preschool Practicum
CD 116W 3 Diversity and Families in Early Childhood Education
CD 117W 6 Student Teaching Practicum
ED 201W 3 Education of the Exceptional Child
LWT 165 1 Community First Aid
PSY 211W 4 General Psychology
PSY 223W 3 Child Psychology
37 TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED
1. CD 110W, CD 111W, CD 113W, CD 115PW, are Key courses and must be comleted within 5 years of comp leting certificate. Failure to complete
within the stated time frame will require you to repeat this course. See graduation requirements page in catalog.
2. A grade of “C” (2.0) or higher is required in all courses for the certificate.
3. CD 111W and CD 115PW may be articulated if the student has earned a CDA credential (Center-based Preschool and Family Child Care CDAs), an
elementary education degree or a high school career-technical certificate. CD 110W and CD 111W may be articulated if the student has earned a
Center-based Infant Toddler CDA credential. Articulated credits will not count towards DHS requirements for a director using a CDA certificate. The
18 required credits for a child care director must be regular classes with a grade for credit.
4. A Child Development information session is held in November, April and August. CD 110W, CD 113W, CD 115PW, and CD 117W students must
attend one of these sessions. Be sure you notify the Counseling Office to state your major as Child Development.
5. All CD 110W, 113W, 115PW, and 117W students must complete the following and submit the appropriate documentation to the program coordinator:
1) TB Skin Test. You must submit evidence of freedom from communicable tuberculosis; 2) Acknowledgment and Release Form. You will be
required to sign a document asking whether you have ever been convicted of an offense other than a minor traffic violation, and whether you have
ever been involved in substantiated abuse or neglect of children. (DHS child abuse/neglect clearance check); 3) Student Data Sheet; 4) Employment
and Volunteer Contract.
6. CD 110W and CD 113W each require 30 hours of volunteer work at a licensed childcare program. CD 115PW requires 90 hours and CD 117W requires
150 hours of teaching in a licensed program other than your current employment site. CD 115PW and CD 117W must be unpaid and outside
of your work schedule. More information will be given at the information sessions.
7. File an application for an associate or dual degree and/or certificate with the Registrar’s Office by at least 3 months prior to expected graduation.
See page GRADUATION_REQUIREMENTS_PAGES for other graduation requirements.
8. Delta College reserves the right to modify graduation requirements.
Gainful Employment Disclosure
Title IV regulations stipulate that eligible academic programs provide information to students regarding program costs, job placement rates, potential
occupations, and median loan debt. Delta College provides this information for all eligible academic programs on the Delta College Gainful Employmet
Disclosure website at www delta.edu/somewhere
The information listed below is specific to the Child Development Adv Cert
Child Development Adv Cert
Total Program Cost (In District): $4,955.40
On-Time Completion Rate: 95.45%
Program Job Placement Rate:
NA
Median Loan Dept: $0.00
Additional information for the Child Development Adv Cert may be found at https://public.delta.edu/communications/gainfulemployment/
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