Early Childhood Education - 50190
600 clock hours
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Education and Training career cluster. The program provides technical skill proficiency, competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowlege of all aspects of the Education and Training career cluster.
The content includes but is not limited to competencies related to the following elements of the Early Childhood industry: planning, management, finance, technical and production skills; underlying principles of technology; labor, community, health, safety, and environmental issues; and developmentally appropriate practices for children birth through age eight.
Gainful Employment
Degree Requirements
Required Program Option One:
| HEV V870 | Child Care Worker I (N) | 110-150 hours |
| HEV V871 | Child Care Worker II (N) | 150 hours |
| HEV V872 | Teacher Aide (Preschool) (N) | 150 hours |
| HEV V873 | Preschool Teacher (N) | 150 hours |
Required Program Option Two:
| HEV V870 | Child Care Worker I (N) | 110-150 hours |
| HEV V871 | Child Care Worker II (N) | 150 hours |
| HEV V872 | Teacher Aide (Preschool) (N) | 150 hours |
| HEV V873 | Preschool Teacher (N) | 150 hours |
and select 30 hours from:
| HEV V118 | Family Day Care Worker Training (N) | 3 - 30 hours |
| | Or | |
| HEV V115 | 30-Hour Statewide Childcare Training (N) | 30 hours |
| | Or | |
| HEV V132 | Child Growth and Development (N) | 6 hours |
| HEV V166 | Health, Safety and Nutrition (N) | 8 hours |
| HEV V181 | Behavioral Observation and Screening in Child Care (N) | 6 hours |
| HEV V199 | Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (N) | 4 hours |
and select one:
| HEV V805 | Rules and Regulations (N) | 6 hours |
| HEV V806 | Family Child Care Rules and Regulations (N) | 6 hours |
and select one
| HEV V116 | Introduction to Preschool Practices (N) | 10 hours |
| HEV V126 | Special Needs (N) | 10 hours |
| HEV V171 | Infant Toddler Appropriate Practices (N) | 10 hours |