NCEDUCS016 — Helping Children Learn About
Create an environment where children can build on their self-esteem by being treated as valued individuals and meeting challenges within their range of development. Learn how to differentiate activities, such as completing puzzles, playing with play dough, and reading books so that each child can meet with success. Designed for early childhood educators in child care centers and schools, this program focuses on teaching concepts and skills that have immediate applications. Students identify effective teaching strategies and techniques and practice these strategies during each course for use in their centers or classrooms. The completion of all ten (10) courses below satisfies the educational component for obtaining a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, and the hours may also be used toward a Certified Childcare Professional (CCP) credential. To find out more about these national certification programs, call CDA at 1.800.424.4310 or CCP at 1.800.543.7161. These courses meet the annual staff development requirements enacted by the New Jersey Bureau of Child Care Licensing. Upon completing the program and passing the CDA credentialing exam, you may apply to Mercer County Community College to enter the Early Childhood credit program and be articulated for up to six credits. For more information, contact Theresa Capra at [email protected]. Note: The same textbook is used for all courses: Caring for Preschool Children, ISBN 1879537753, available through the publisher www.teachingstrategies.com, 1.800.637.3652 and the supplemental book The Child Development Associate Assessment System and Competency Standards published by the National Child Development Associate credentialing program (Council for Professional Recognition, ISBN: 0-9759140-5-7, 2006). Both books are also available at the MCCC bookstore. To earn Mercer's certificate, you must complete the following ten (10) required courses: . Health and Safety with Young Children . Physical Development . Cognitive Development . Classroom Design and Program Management . Children's Language and Literature . Getting Creative with Art, Music and Drama . Helping Children Learn About Themselves and Others . Guiding Children's Behavior . Working with Families . Professionalism and Your Professional Resource File