Child Development I - Flint River Technical College

Child Development I from Flint River Technical College is a Campus Certificate Child Care degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. DESCRIPTION: The Child Development Associate I certificate program is designed to meet the training needs of persons already working in the field of early childhood care and education. Persons enrolling in this program must have completed a minimum of 480 hours of work in the field with young children. This program is designed to provide the minimum formal training in early childhood care and education competencies, knowledge, skills, and techniques required to apply for a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential from the Council for Early Childhood Recognition in Washington, D.C. The CDA credential is not issued by Flint River Technical College and must be applied for and paid for separately from this training program. However, this program is approved to provide the needed training to attain this credential. Once achieved, this credential is recognized nationally by Head Start and in Georgia for working as an assistant teacher in State Pre-K programs and in many other public and private early childhood care and education settings. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: The Child Development Associate I Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) Program prepares students for careers in the field of Early Childhood Care and Education. Graduates of this program qualify for a variety of positions including: Early Childhood program managers, supervisors, teachers, teacher's aides, and paraprofessionals. They work in State Pre-K programs, Public and Private Schools, Head Start Centers, Nursery Schools, Pre-schools, Child Development Centers, Day Care Centers, Family Child Care Homes, Recreation Programs, Early Childhood Exceptional Needs Programs and a variety of other settings where children are cared for and educated. Position qualifications vary depending upon job setting. Bright from the Start - The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, recognizes this TCC as meeting the requirements for State Pre-K teacher assistants, aides, or paraprofessionals. View more details on Flint River Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Child Care courses.