Child care workers provide care for children when parents nad other family members are unavailable. They atend to children's basic needs, such as bathing and feeing. In addition, some help children prepare for kindergarten.

This program leads to the Early Childhood Development AAS degree.

Recommended Course Sequence:

Degree Type - CERT TSI NOT Required	All required courses available online

Semester One	Credit Hour
TECA 1303 Families, School & Communities	3
CDEC 1459 Children with Special Needs	4
CDEC 2326 Admin of Programs for Child I	3
TECA 1311 Educating Young Children	3
	SCH 13

Semester Two	Credit Hour
TECA 1354 Child Growth & Development	3
TECA 1318 Wellness of the Young Child	3
CDEC 2315 Diverse Culture/Multilingual Education	3
CDEC 2307 Math & Science for Early Childhood	3
	SCH 1

Semester Three	Credit Hour
#CDEC 1419 Child Guidance	4
ACNT 1303 Introduction to Accounting	3
*CDEC 2368 Practicum Child Care Prov. Assist	3
CDEC 2328 Admin. Of Programs for Child II	3
	SCH 13

*Capstone
#Summer Course