Child Development Associate - Manchester Community College - Manchester

Child Development Associate from Manchester Community College - Manchester is a Campus Certificate Child Care degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Program Design The Child Development Associate (CDA) credential training program is a two-semester, 12-credit program for child care teachers who want to enhance their professional skills and learn more about the development of young children. The program emphasizes practical information that can be used in working with young children. Students learn how to observe children and plan developmentally appropriate activities and to design safe, healthy learning environments. They learn to work effectively with families, and to support and encourage children?s social, emotional, physical and intellectual development . Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of all Child Development certificate program requirements, graduates will 1. Identify, document and assess elements that determine quality in early childhood programs. 2. Design a learning environment and use teaching strategies that are based upon child development theory. 3. Plan, implement and evaluate a developmentally appropriate curriculum that fosters children?s social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. 4. Examine program philosophy and goals, classroom design, teacher/child interaction, planning and implementation of curriculum, observation and assessment of the young child , and family involvement in a variety of early childhood settings. 5. Demonstrate good early childhood practice in an early childhood setting. View more details on Manchester Community College - Manchester, CT . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Child Care courses.