Growth and development of the child from conception through age five, including the physical, social, emotional and mental development of the young child, influence of environment, principles and theories of development. Includes dynamics of behavior, child guidance and needs of exceptional children. This course provides the student with information pertinent to the care of infants and toddlers.
Special attention is given to selection of developmentally appropriate curriculum.
This course provides the student with management and administrative skills related to child care services. The student is under the supervision at work of a qualified supervisor appointed by the respective agency, who works with the OWCC instructor regarding student's OJT objectives based on student's goals and prior training. The supervisor will rate the student's performance, knowledge, comprehension, dependability, initiative, cooperativeness based on OJT performance. OWCC instructor will evaluate student OJT experience in consultation with agency supervisor regarding OJT performance and project paper on approved project submitted two weeks prior to close of semester. This course may be repeated four times for a total of 12 semester hours.