The Child Development classes offered meet course requirements needed to obtain a Child Development Permit. These classes also meet state licensing requirements for working in child development programs and family day care homes. Classes are offered on the Foothill Campus as well as the Middlefield Campus.
Evening classes are available to meet the needs of working students.
This increased demand has created a need for professionally trained caregivers, teachers and administrators. Careers in child development are available in both public and private programs. These may include child care centers for infants, toddlers and preschool age children, school age before and after school programs, municipal and corporate sponsored child care in the form of centers and employee benefits, resource and referral organizations, and campus child development programs. The A.A. degree in Child Development will also allow the student to transfer to a four-year college or university to pursue further studies in such fields as child development, human development, child psychology, social work, and education. Students planning to transfer should also check the specific requirements of those institutions.