{
  "college": "yuba-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Early Childhood Education",
  "id": "early-childhood-education--child-development-teacher-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "Child Development Teacher",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "early-childhood-education",
  "sourceUrl": "https://yc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Yuba-College-Catalog-26.pdf#page=91",
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "This certificate will prepare students to work in the early education and child care field, focusing on preschool age children, including California State funded and Head Start programs. After completion of this certificate (along with additional requirements listed in the note below), students may apply for the Child Development Teacher Permit issued by the Commission on Teaching Credentialing.\n\nNote: In addition, requirements for the Child Development Teacher Permit include 16 diversified units with at least one course in each of the following General Education (graduation requirements) areas: Humanities, Social Science, Mathematics or Natural Science, and English 1A. In addition, 175 days (3 or more hours per day) of experience working with children in a child care or preschool setting, is required. Renewals are issued for five-years with verification of 105 hours of professional development.\n\nThese programs are required to possess the California Child Development (Teacher) Permit issued by Commission on Teacher Credentialing. After completing required course work of 40 total units and 175 days of experience, apply for the permit at local county schools office.\n\nStudents who complete this program should be able to:\n\n1. Demonstrate the skills needed in order to enter the ECE workforce as a Preschool Teacher in a Title 5 Program.\n2. Demonstrate their ability to identify the theories and practices of the social, emotional, creative, cognitive and physical development of young children.\n3. Compare and contrast the skills necessary in working with and supporting families, diversity and program practices.\n4. Demonstrate an awareness of and evaluate important factors in planning in childcare facilities and the ethical issues involved in working with young children."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required courses",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-1A",
          "title": "Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-1B",
          "title": "Introduction to Curriculum",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-3",
          "title": "Child Growth and Development",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-7A",
          "title": "Creative Materials",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-10",
          "title": "Health, Safety, and Nutrition",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-11",
          "title": "Observation and Assessment",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-16",
          "title": "Preschool Music Activities",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-27",
          "title": "Teaching in a Diverse Society",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-31",
          "title": "Child, Family, Community",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ECE-46",
          "title": "Practicum-Field Exp-Preschool",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total units required for certificate",
          "units": "30"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### ECE Specialization Certificates of Achievement for Master Teacher Permit:\n\nThe following Certificates of Achievement can be used as ECE Specializations when combined with the Child Development Teacher Certificate of Achievement, ECE 37 (Adult Supervision), 16 units of general education with at least one course in each of the following GE areas: humanities, social sciences, math and/or science, and English, and 350 days of experience in an instructional capacity of 3 or more hours per day in the past four years when applying for the Child Development Master Teacher Permit issued by Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Apply for the permit at the local County Office of Education.\n\nECE Specializations include: Arts Specialization, Children with Special Needs Specialization, Diversity in ECE Specialization, Infant and Toddler, Language and Literacy Specialization, and Teacher/Family Relationships Specialization."
    }
  ]
}