Program Map

Early Childhood Development (Teacher) - Certificate of Achievement

Award Type: Certificate of Achievement
Effective Date: Fall 2024
Learning and Career Pathway
  • Social Sciences, Humanities & Education

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

I'm ready to get started. What do I do next?

  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
  2. Meet with a counselor to develop your customized student education plan www.chabotcollege.edu/counseling
  3. Use DegreeWorks, an online student education planning tool, to track your progress toward graduation www.chabotcollege.edu/admissions/degreeworks
Description:

This certificate prepares future early childhood professionals to work with diverse children in early childhood settings. The program includes academic instruction and field experience. Students learn early childhood curriculum, pedagogy and integrate developmentally appropriate practices to curriculum design for teaching young children. Additionally, students learn how to build culturally responsive partnerships with children, families and communities.

The Early Childhood Development Basic Teacher Certificate of Achievement fulfills the early childhood education units required for the California Child Development Teacher Permit (general education units also required.)

What can I do with this Major?

Those who hold the Child Development Teacher Permit are authorized to provide service in the care, development and instruction of children in a child care and development program, and supervise an Associate Teacher, Assistant and an aide. Many early childhood development units are transferable to four-year institutions for elective credit, but a counselor should be consulted for specific transfer information.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
12 units
ECD 50
Early Childhood Principles and Practices (Active)
GE
3.0
ECD 56
Child Growth and Development (Active)
3.0
ECD 62
Child, Family and Community (Active)
3.0
List A Course #1 (select 3 units)
 
3.0
Select one course from List A below
Semester 2
 
6 - 7 units
ECD 63
Early Childhood Curriculum (Active)
4.0
List A Course #2
 
2.0-3.0
Select one course from List A below
Semester 3
 
7 units
ECD 90
Practicum: Supervised Experience (Active)
4.0
List A Course #3
 
3.0
Choose one course from List A below
List A
 

Select 8-10 units from List A below

20 - 22 units
ECD 41
Strategies for Working with Challenging Behaviors (Active)
3.0
ECD 54
Child Health, Safety and Nutrition (Active)
3.0
ECD 59
Literacy in Early Childhood (Active)
3.0
ECD 60
Introduction to the Young Child With Exceptional Needs (Active)
3.0
ECD 69
Child Study: Observation and Assessment (Active)
3.0
ECD 79
Teaching in a Diverse Society (Active)
3.0
ECD 95
Work Experience (Active)1
1.0-3.0
ECD 96
Work Experience Seminar (Active)2
1.0
1ECD 95 is a variable unit class, it may be taken for 1-3 units and must be taken with ECD 96.
2ECD 96 must be taken with ECD 95.
Total Units: 25.0-26.0
This program map is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.