Child and Family Studies - Napa Valley College

Child and Family Studies from Napa Valley College is a Campus Associate Family studies degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The Napa Valley College Child and Family Studies Program prepares students to work as teachers with young children in public and private early care and education programs. The Child and Family Studies Program may also serve as a beginning for students planning to attend a four year college to obtain a Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education. Upon completion of the A.S. Degree in Child and Family Studies at Napa Valley College, the student is eligible for the California Child Development Teacher Permit available through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the Certificate or AS Degree Major in Child & Family Studies, it is intended that students will be able to: Communicate with empathy with parents, children, and co-workers. Develop nurturing relationships with children, parents, and co-workers as well as nurture and support the parent-child relationship. Gather and maintain current information on the health and welfare of children. Integrate concepts and components of developmentally appropriate practices into the daily curriculum to engage children at their level of understanding and ability. Observe and record children?s behavior to be able to integrate the information gathered into the daily curriculum to meet specific language, emotional, physical, intellectual, and social needs of individual children. Advocate and teach from a position that values gender equity and diversity. Know, pursue, and implement brain development research and theory in teaching. View more details on Napa Valley College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Family studies courses.