California Community Colleges System Courses

Topics in Preschool Program Administration

This course is an in-service workshop for program directors, site supervisors, headteachers, or others with administrative or supervisory responsibility to improve skills and knowledge in the area of

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Topics in Preschool Program Administration

This course is an in-service workshop for program directors, site supervisors, headteachers, or others with administrative or supervisory responsibility to improve skills and knowledge in the area of

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Creative Art for the Young Child

This course provides an overview of creative activities for children from infancy through the school years with an emphasis on design, presentation, and assessment of developmentally appropriate activ

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Understanding and Working with English Learners

This course covers the developmental and cultural examination of the dual language learner in early childhood programs and the theories and developmental sequence of bilingual language acquisition. Th

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Introduction to Children with Special Needs

The course introduces the variations in the development of children with special needs aged birth through eight and the resulting impact on families. It also includes an overview of historical and soc

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Music and Movement (Developmental Foundations)

This course is a developmental introduction to music and movement experiences. Students will have opportunities to engage in and to reflect on how music and movement foster healthy development in chil

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Math and Science Activities for the Young Child

This course allows students to design and assess developmentally appropriate activities and environments that foster curiosity and problem-solving in young children. An emphasis will be placed on the

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

This course is an introduction to the laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures related to early childhood curriculum, health safety, and nutrition. The key components that ensure physica

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Supervision and Administration of Child Development Programs (Adult Supervision)

This course is a study of the methods and principles of supervising student teachers, assistant teachers, teachers, parents, and volunteers in early childhood classrooms. An emphasis is placed on the

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Seminar in Parenting the Preschool Child

The course is a seminar for parents, teachers, and other adults interested in the parenting of children, primarily (but not exclusively) two to five years old. Students will explore and examine the wa

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 hours
• Paid Course

Constructive Guidance and Positive Discipline in Early Childhood

This course explores the principles and techniques that promote high self-esteem and positive behaviors in young children. (This course meets NAEYC Standards 1a,1c,2a,2b,2c,3a,3b,4a, 4b,4c,4d,5c,6b,6e

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Partnerships with Families in Early Childhood Education

This course examines key principles and effective approaches in joining with and involving families in promoting children's learning, development, and success in early childhood education settings. (T

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Early Childhood Mental Health Seminar and Fieldwork

The course provides an overview of different approaches to early identification and intervention with children and their families and will help students develop basic support skills for use in dealing

• California Community Colleges System
• 60 hours
• Paid Course

Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood

This course introduces social-emotional development and how peers, family, gender, teachers, and society influence this development. The course also discusses the impact of variations in development o

• California Community Colleges System
• 36 hours
• Paid Course

Trauma and Early Childhood Development

Provides an overview of trauma-informed care in early childhood education, including the impact of trauma on the developing child, protective and resiliency factors, and the benefits and opportunities

• California Community Colleges System
• 54 hours
• Paid Course