Northshore Technical Community College
Care and Development of Young Children
CIP 190709
Associate of Applied Science (AAS),
Technical Diploma (TD),
Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS),
Technical Competency Area (TCA)
The Care and Development of Young Children program prepares individuals for various levels of employment in child care centers, nursery schools, recreation centers, public school settings, head start programs, or other areas where caring for young children is the principal function. This program focuses on cognitive, physical, emotional, and social growth and development. Developmentally appropriate play activities, curriculum, nutrition, guidance, health/safety, children with special needs, and approaches for teaching as suggested by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) are included.
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Course |
Course |
Lecture Hours |
Lab Hours |
Total Credit Hours |
Clock Hours |
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INTRODUCTION TO CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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TCA - Basic Care Giver I |
|
|
3 |
45 |
|
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FRESHMAN SEMINAR |
1 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
|
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CHILD HEALTH, FIRST AID AND SAFETY |
1 |
1 |
2 |
45 |
|
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CHILD GUIDANCE AND BEHAVIORS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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OBSERVATION/PARTICIPATION LAB/WORK BASED LEARNING |
0 |
3 |
3 |
135 |
|
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TCA - Basic Care Giver II |
|
|
9 |
240 |
|
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INFANT/TODDLER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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INFANT/TODDLER CARE AND CURRICULUM |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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INFANT/TODDLER LAB/WORK BASED LEARNING |
0 |
3 |
3 |
135 |
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NUTRITION FOR CHILDREN |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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TCA - Basic Infant/Toddler Caregiver |
|
|
12 |
270 |
|
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CTS - Child Care Teacher (Includes TCA-Basic Care Giver I & II and TCA-Basic Infant/Toddler Caregiver |
|
|
24 |
555 |
|
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PRESCHOOL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
2 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
|
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PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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PRESCHOOL LAB/WORK BASED LEARNING |
0 |
3 |
3 |
135 |
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CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS/LAB |
2 |
1 |
3 |
60 |
|
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TCA - Basic Preschool Caregiver |
|
|
11 |
270 |
|
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LITERATURE/LANGUAGE METHODS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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MATH/SCIENCE METHODS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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SOCIAL STUDIES/THE ARTS METHODS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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TCA - Basic Preschool Teacher |
|
|
9 |
135 |
|
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CTS - Child Care Teacher II (Includes TCA-Basic Preschool Caregiver and TCA-Basic Preschool Teacher) |
|
|
20 |
405 |
|
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ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN/LAB |
2 |
1 |
3 |
60 |
|
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PRACTICUM IN CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN |
0 |
6 |
6 |
270 |
|
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND ISSUES |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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TCA - Care and Development Specialist |
|
|
12 |
375 |
|
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS |
1 |
1 |
2 |
45 |
|
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JOB SEEKING SKILLS |
2 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
|
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TD - Care and Development of Young Children |
|
|
60 |
1410 |
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Transferable General Education Courses Required for AAS |
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ENGLISH COMPOSITION I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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COLLEGE ALGEBRA |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE I |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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AAS - Care and Development of Young Children |
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|
75 |
1635 |
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Optional Elective |
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CUSTOMER SERVICE |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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CSRV2000 |
CUSTOMER SERVICE & SALES |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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ENTP1000 |
FOUNDATIONS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
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With approval from the Chief Academic Officer/designee, the following courses may be substituted for any of the above course requirements. |
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SPECIAL PROJECTS I |
0 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
|
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SPECIAL PROJECTS II |
0 |
2 |
2 |
60 |
|
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SPECIAL PROJECTS III |
0 |
3 |
3 |
90 |
|
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SPECIAL PROJECTS IV |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
|
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PRACTICUM |
0 |
3 |
3 |
135 |
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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION |
0 |
3 |
3 |
135 |
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MUSIC AND MOTION |
3 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
