Â鶹Íø

Semester 1

• Child Growth and Development
• Early Childhood Curriculum I
• Infant/Toddler Care and Education
• Introduction to Early Childhood Education

Semester 2

• Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition
• Early Childhood Curriculum II
• Early Childhood Guidance
• Field Experience I
• Field Experience Seminar I
• Math, Communications, or Social Science course

Explore Courses, Details, and Costs

Throughout your coursework, you gain the knowledge and skills you need to work effectively and safely with infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.

Field-specific knowledge areas you’ll focus on include:

• Child growth and development
• Health, safety, and nutrition
• Infant and toddler care
• Early childhood guidance and curriculum

You spend 8 hours a week in selected early childhood settings serving infants through age 8. This supervised field experience introduces you to theory, research, and reflective practice.

Total field experience: 128 hours

As part of this program, you may receive the following certifications:

• First Aid
• CPR
• Blood Borne Pathogens/Universal Precautions
• Mandatory Reporter

This is a partial list of employers that hire graduates of this program.

• Community United Child Care Centers, Waterloo and Cedar Falls, IA
• Dike New Hartford Elementary School, Dike, IA
• Discoveries Learning Center, Denver, IA
• Exceptional Persons, Inc., Waterloo, IA
• Â鶹Íø Child Development Center, Waterloo, IA
• Purple Bloom School, Coralville, IA
• The Goddard School, Waukee, IA
• Tri-County Child & Family Development Council, Inc., Waterloo, IA
• Trinity Preschool and Child Care, Waterloo, IA
• Vinton Shellsburg Community Schools, Vinton, IA
• Waterloo Community School District, Waterloo, IA
• Waverly Child Care and Preschool, Waverly, IA