# ECE – Family Childcare (Certificate)

Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Early Childhood Education

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### Program description

The Early Childhood Education Family Childcare Certificate offers students initial training for employment as a family childcare provider. After completion of the 13-unit certification program, the student will be prepared to seek a family childcare provider position or family childcare licensure (assuming ability to pass Community Care Licensing [Social Services Dept.] requirements related to physical site).

This is a locally approved certificate. Upon satisfactory completion of the listed requirements and application for completion of the certificate to Admissions and Records, the student will receive a certificate of completion. This certificate program is not approved through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office; therefore, completion of the certificate will not be listed on the student’s transcript.

### Program learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student should be able to:

1. Apply principles of child development in planning inclusive and developmentally appropriate curriculum and environments.
2. Utilize positive guidance of young children based on an understanding of cognitive, social and emotional development of children.
3. Create environments that are healthy, respectful and supportive to children and their families.
4. Identify and analyze the elements of professionalism and its importance in family childcare settings.
5. Complete class exercises applying management and operation knowledge by developing an operational structure of a mock family childcare setting.

All courses to be applied to the Early Childhood Education Family Childcare Certificate must be completed with a “C” grade or better.

**Certificate requirements**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Core courses** | |  |
| ECE-1 | Human Development | 3 |
| or ECE-9 | Child Growth and Development |  |
| ECE-2 | Child, Family, Community | 3 |
| ECE-6 | Exploring Family Childcare | 1 |
| ECE-22 | Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| ECE-52 | Guidance and Classroom Management Strategies | 3 |