Childcare Experience Career Package

Curriculum

87-97 hours of course content:

• Child development safety, health, learning environment. physical health, cognitive development, communication, creative skills, self, social, guidance, families, program management
• Careers in early childhood education, elementary education and secondary education
• Administration and Administrative Support Careers
• Professional Support Services
• Child abuse and neglect
• Understand the risk factors, health challenges, and misconceptions associated with Down syndrome
• Anatomy of the brain
• Abusive head trauma
• How to soothe a crying infant
• Understanding prenatal drug exposure and meth exposure
• Understanding prenatal alcohol exposure
• Caring for a preemie baby
• Infant, toddler and preschool classroom design
• Infant feeding and nutrition
• The Developmental Domains in Infancy (PIES)
• Lesson and daily schedule planning
• Communication with parents
• Introduction to emergency infant CPR
• Infant airway obstruction
• Common childhood illnesses and conditions
• Childhood stages
• Common childhood respiratory and throat diseases

Curriculum, activities, and assessment tools for each hands-on resource.

Family and Consumer Sciences Curriculum Overview