Program Code: CC.ECEFS
This program provides a foundation in the ten core knowledge categories: Family and Community Systems; Diversity; Health, Safety and Nutrition; Human Growth and Development; Learning Environments and Curriculum; Observation and Assessment; Personal, Professional and Leadership Development; Program Management; Special Needs; and Understanding and Guiding Behavior (The Oregon Registry, 2008).
Students must obtain a First-Aid certificate with infant-toddler CPR by the end of the first year.
For information contact Dawn Hendricks, 503-594-6158 or dawn.hendricks@clackamas.edu
Related Instruction Outcomes
Computation
- 1 course - MTH-050 Technical Mathematics I or MTH-065 Algebra II or MTH-098 College Math Foundations
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication
- 1 course - WR-101 Communication Skills: Occupational Writing or WR-121 English Composition
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations
- 1 course - ED-258 Multicultural Education
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- promote children’s development and learning by collaborating to create healthy, respectful and supportive environment;
- respect, support and communicate with families;
- observe and document young children;
- define and understand developmentally effective approaches, depending on the children’s ages, characteristics and the setting within which teaching and learning occur;
- use content knowledge to understand curriculum by designing and implementing experiences that promote positive development and learning for each and every young child;
- identify and conduct themselves as members of the early childhood community.
