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