Child Development
Certificate of Achievement Child Development · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This program includes a selection of courses that provides academic preparation to individuals for a career as a preschool teacher in an early childhood setting. The program will give students general knowledge and skills in theory, principles, and techniques for working with young children.
Learning Outcome(s):
- Examine a variety of guidance and interaction strategies to increase children's social competence and promote a developmentally healthy and caring classroom community.
- Design and implement curriculum and environments that are developmentally and linguistically appropriate, engaging, and supportive of development and learning based on foundations of early childhood education and knowledge of individual children.
- Evaluate the characteristics, strengths and limitations of common assessment tools.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Program Requirements | 6 | |
| CDEV C1000 | Child Growth and Development | 3 |
| CHDV 115 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| Electives | 18-20 | |
| Elective (select a minimum of 18 units from the following ) | 18-20 | |
| CHDV 101 | Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children | 3 |
| orCHDV 102 | Working with Parents and Families | 3 |
| orCHDV 103 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
| orCHDV 104 | Guidance for Young Children | 3 |
| orCHDV 105 | Observation and Assessment | 3 |
| orCHDV 105A | Observation, Assessment, and Participation Lab | 1 |
| orCHDV 106 | Infant and Toddler Care and Curriculum | 3 |
| orCHDV 110 | Introduction to Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| orCHDV 120 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 3 |
| orCHDV 145 | Understanding Childhood Stress and Trauma | 3 |
| orEDUC 172 | Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| orCHDV 180 | School-Age Development | 3 |
| orCHDV 182 | ECE Curriculum Experiences: Art, Music and Movement | 3 |
| orCHDV 184 | ECE Curriculum Experiences:Language, Literacy, Math and Science | 3 |
| orCHDV 185 | Introduction to Curriculum | 3 |
| orCHDV 190 | Curriculum for the School-Aged Child | 3 |
| orCHDV 195 | Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and Education | 3 |
| orCHDV 201 | Practicum in Early Childhood Education | 4 |
| orCHDV 201A | Supervised Field Experience in Early Childhood Education | 4 |
| Total | 24-26 | |