ECED& 132 - Infant/Toddler Care

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Examine the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers in an early learning setting. Student will work or volunteer two hours each week in an infant or toddler classroom.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Explain developmental milestones from birth to 36 months and the influences of individual development, temperament and cultural norms.
Design a plan to support reciprocal, culturally sensitive partnerships with families.
Select positive guidance techniques that are appropriate and effective with infants and toddlers.
Critique infant and toddler early learning environments, articulating environmental influences on the learning processes of infants and toddlers during authentic play activities.
Describe a plan for developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant curriculum that supports language, physical, cognitive, creative, social, and emotional development.

Course Contents

The role of the caregiver.
The role of the family.
The function of the early care program.
The typical and atypical development patterns of young children.
Classroom design.

Instructional Units: 3.5