The Early CHildhood Education Certificate Program prepares students to compete for entry level employment in the child care field. This certificate also increases the knowledge and skills of people currently working with children. The Children’s Lab School provides an environment for observation and practice. Students acquire in-depth knowledge of child development from birth through age eight. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Educational assistant in public or private schools, family child care provider, preschool teacher’s aide, or child care provider/teacher or aide. Students may enter any quarter and participate on a part-time schedule. Students may complete the certificate program, Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Competencies, or take a single course of special interest. Day and evening classes are available. LEARNING THEMES: General education outcomes at Centralia College help students, faculty, and the general public identify exactly what learning is expected when a student has completed a degree or program. The administration, faculty, and staff have agreed upon the following five Learning Ability Themes which students can expect to encounter in most courses and by the completion of any degree or program. Reasoning: The ability to extract information from data, develop ideas and solutions, establish logical progression in thinking, and problem solve using such procedures as literary analysis or the scientific methods. Written, Oral and Visual Communication: The ability to make oneself understood in public, interpersonal, professional, artistic, and technical arenas. Exploration-Self and Others: An awareness of the values, beliefs, customs, and contributions of persons from one’s own and other traditions, ethnicities, classes, and genders. Resourcefulness: The ability to adapt to change, such as technological innovations or environmental conditions. Responsibility: The ability to be accountable to self, society, and the natural world.
(Current First Aid card and Community CPR required.) Centralia College provides equal opportunity in education and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability. |
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