| Child care schools concern themselves with | | | | infants and toddlers, as well as school-age children, |
| teaching skills and competencies for child care and | | | | child and human development, and the |
| child development. Students can choose programs | | | | responsibilities of paraprofessionals. Graduates will |
| to earn certificates or two-year associate | | | | understand the importance of providing for health, |
| degrees through vocational and trade schools, | | | | safety, and appropriate environments for proper |
| through community colleges, or in four-year or | | | | learning and development. Students learn how to |
| more institutions. There are also schools dedicated | | | | care for children in family homes as well as in child |
| specifically to educating adults for providing child | | | | care centers, nursery schools, preschool facilities, |
| care. These schools offer certificate programs in | | | | public and private schools. |
| child care and provide in-depth study of children | | | | Child care school students may be able to choose |
| and hands-on experience learning laboratory | | | | specializations in infant and toddler care, preschool, |
| environments. | | | | special needs, family child care, or administration. |
| Vocational and trade or technical child care schools | | | | Other specializations may include child care facility |
| have no educational prerequisites or experience | | | | food and nutrition programs, child care resource |
| requirements, however, participants attending any | | | | personnel, and referral agencies. |
| child care institutions may be required to pass | | | | Graduates from child care programs can anticipate |
| background checks required by states. Students in | | | | qualifying as nannies, assistant teachers and |
| any educational program must be qualified with | | | | paraprofessionals in educational institutions and |
| reading and math skills to progress through any | | | | licensed child care facilities. |
| secondary educational programs, including child | | | | If you are interested in learning more about child |
| care programs. | | | | care schools and other types of schools, please |
| Associate (AA, AS), Bachelor (BA, BS), Master | | | | search our site for more information and |
| (MA, MS), and Doctorate (PhD, EdD) degrees are | | | | resources. |
| possible in child care. Child care school students | | | | DISCLAIMER: Above is a GENERAL OVERVIEW |
| should anticipate courses in English, reading, writing, | | | | and may or may not reflect specific practices, |
| communications, psychology, math, and using | | | | courses and/or services associated with ANY |
| computers. Courses may address educational | | | | ONE particular school(s) that is or is not |
| games, child behavior, play groups, | | | | advertised on |
| age-appropriate activities, and child growth and | | | | Copyright 2006 - All Rights Reserved Michael |
| development. A child care education may also | | | | Bustamante, in association with Media Positive |
| address scheduling, nutrition, nurturing, and what | | | | Communications, Inc. for Notice to Publishers: |
| can be expected with regard to child socialization. | | | | Please feel free to use this article in your Ezine or |
| Course work may likely include development of | | | | on your Website; however, ALL links must remain |
| skills for providing careful guidance of children, | | | | intact and active. |
| children with special needs, sign language, care of | | | | |