Child Development Associate Teacher

The Early Childhood Education Certificate of Training prepares those entering the field of Early Childhood Education, entry level skills in a private preschool or daycare program. This certificate meets the academic requirements for the Associate Teacher level on the California Department of Education Child Development Permit Matrix. In order to obtain this Permit, you must also complete 50 days of experience at 3+ hours a day within 2 years and apply through the County Office of Education.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

1. Exhibit cultural competence through the development of intentional practices with respect to diversity and the inclusion of all children, families, staff, and communities
2. Proficiently design developmentally appropriate curriculum, and demonstrate effective implementation using international teaching methods that scaffolds childrens co-construction of knowledge through exploration, risk-taking, reflection, and the respectful inclusion and support of individual life experience.
3. Promote higher levels of child learning through the use of international teaching methods that support the unique development of every child.
4. Use understanding of cognitive development and apply it to their roles as curious, confident, life-long constructors of knowledge.

Required courses