{
  "college": "santiago-canyon-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Child Development",
  "id": "preschool-cert",
  "name": "Preschool",
  "award": "Certificate of Proficiency",
  "department": "child-development",
  "sourceUrl": "https://sccollege.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog/program/preschool-cert-spring-2019",
  "blocks": [
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "##### Control Number:\n\nThe Certificate of Proficiency in Preschool meets the minimum California Community Care Licensing requirements for beginning early learning professionals employed or seeking employment as teachers and/or aides in privately owned or religious affiliated (Title 22) or publically funded (Title 5) programs serving preschoolers 2-5. This certificate is also recommended for licensed family child care providers, nannies, or early childhood recreation workers. Completion of this award leads to the Preschool Children’s Center Permit.\n\n### Program Courses & Requirements"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Preschool, CERT",
          "units": "15"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CDEV 107",
          "title": "Child Growth and Development (DS1)",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CDEV 108",
          "title": "Observation and Assessment for Early Learning and Development (DS3)",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CDEV 110",
          "title": "Child, Family and Community (DS2)",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CDEV 111A",
          "title": "Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "CDEV 111B",
          "title": "Introduction to Curriculum for Young Children",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Learning Outcomes\n\n-   Demonstrate skill and mastery of child development themes, theories, curriculum, and assessment strategies by applying knowledge and skills in a simulated/real preschool setting or scenarios.\n-   Develop a portfolio of developmentally appropriate curriculum, programming, and assessment strategies for preschoolers in the cognitive, psychosocial, and biosocial domains."
    }
  ]
}