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