Child Development - Black Hawk College East Campus - Kewanee IL

Child Development from Black Hawk College East Campus - Kewanee IL is a Campus Certificate Child Care degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The Child Development career program is especially designed to prepare persons to work with groups of pre-school children in facilities which foster healthy social, physical, emotional and intellectual growth. The Black Hawk College Child Development Program has been approved as an entitled program leading to the Illinois Director Credential, Level I. To earn this credential, students must follow a prescribed course of study. The Gateways Level 2, 3, and 4 and Infant-Toddler Level 2, 3 and 4 credentials are pending. Students will take classes designed to give particular understanding and skills in such areas as human growth and development , nutrition, and behavior. These classes will be taken at the main campus and the Quad-Cities Training Center. Observation and practical experience will take place in local (off-campus) and on campus preschool and child care facilities. Fingerprinting and background check may be required for practicum students. Employment possibilities for graduates are in the areas of center child care, home child care, preschool and public school programs. Positions include child care/preschool director, child care/preschool teacher, child care/preschool teacher aide or assistant, homecare giver, public school teacher aide, or recreational worker. Students who want an Early Childhood four-year degree leading to 0-4 certification should follow the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) in Early Childhood Education degree plan. View more details on Black Hawk College East Campus - Kewanee IL . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Child Care courses.