Post-Basic Infant Toddler and Special Needs Early Childhood Educator

This course will provide an orientation to Stenberg College and the Early Childhood Education program. This course will prepare you to be a successful college student. You will identify your learning style, critical thinking, and learn about the available resources. You will learn effective reading, writing, and study habits. You will learn what is expected of a college student, like communication, accountability/responsibility, teamwork, self-awareness, and following policies.

This course will review and expand on information on typical and a-typical growth and development of children from birth to school age. Major theories in the area of Child Growth and Development will be evaluated and re-examined with and particular focus being on all the key domains of development related to infants, toddlers and children with exceptionalities.

This course examines the knowledge, strategies and competencies needed by Early Childhood Educators to effectively work with families of infants and toddlers and children with exceptionalities. It focuses on communication skills that encourage positive relationships with families, professionals and communities.

This course, as an extension of the Health, Safety and Nutrition course in the ECE Basic Program, will provide you with the knowledge and skills for planning, implementing and evaluating health practices for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and children who need extra support in integrated and infant/toddler settings. Emphasis will be placed on creating policies and practices that promote positive habits and attitudes towards health, safety and nutrition and ensure the health and well-being of children.

This course examines the role of an administrator in an Early Childhood Program. This will include effective staff supervision, models and techniques for evaluating and motivating staff, the budgeting process, advertising and marketing strategies. You will learn about funding that is available from all levels of government as well as service organizations in the private sector.

This course examines the challenges and characteristics of providing quality programs for infants and toddlers. It explores programming techniques which respond to individual and group needs of children up to 36 months of age. The focus of this course is on developing an awareness of the critical importance of care and interaction in the lives of infants and toddlers.

This course examines characteristics of quality programs for infants and toddlers. It explores programming techniques and use of developmentally appropriate materials which respond to individual and group needs of children up to 36 months of age. There is focus on designing curriculum for infants and toddlers that is responsive to the changing developmental needs of that age group.

This course explores the family centered approach which focuses on promoting social interactions amongst children with special needs. You will be assisted to develop specialized skills in the care and guidance of working with children who require additional support and developmental differences will be reviewed in detail.

This course explores the selection and use of appropriate assessment materials and intervention techniques for working with children who have special needs. It examines the adaptation of curriculum to meet special care needs in various group care environments. Practical strategies to create quality inclusive learning environments for young children will be discussed.

The Infant Toddler Practicum is 200 hours of a guided, supervised experience in a licensed infant/toddler program. This practicum will give you opportunities to practice working with children from birth to 36 months. It includes both theory and developmentally appropriate practices. You will demonstrate programming and guiding and caring for this age group of children.

The Special Needs Practicum is 200 hours of a guided, supervised experience in a licensed early childhood program that is inclusive of children that require additional support. This practicum will give you opportunities to practice working with children with a variety of exceptionalities. It includes both theory and developmentally appropriate practices. You will demonstrate programming and guiding and caring for children with special needs.