Child Care Administration and Leadership

Program Code: SAC.CDCCA.CA

Program Control Number: 41687

Former Title: Early Childcare Administration and Leadership

The Child Care Administration and Leadership Certificate provides educational coursework that will prepare directors, supervisors, and managers for serving children in a variety of child care settings including infant/toddler, preschool, and school age centers. Topics include communication, curriculum, documentation and interpretation along with culturally relevant approaches to teaching and learning focusing on developmentally appropriate, respectful, and supportive relationships with children and families, management and leadership, and technology related to the operation of center-based early childhood education programs. Fieldwork or field-based assignments may be required. Updated immunizations per state regulations may be required.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Demonstrate knowledge of developmentally appropriate curriculum planning, environments, observation techniques in working with young children in order to implement diversity and equity in quality care for young children in a group setting.
2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of staffing, professional development, budgets, leadership, program planning, communication, marketing and enrollment for child care programs.