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Program Description This program prepares students to meet the new and stringent demands of today's child care centers, preschool programs, and nursery schools. It offers a comprehensive study of the development of the young child as well as opportunities to learn techniques to enhance the emotional, physical, social, and cognitive needs of the child. Additional Program Information You can be trained for a satisfying, meaningful job as an early childhood teacher at Solano Community College. You may choose either a one-year program leading to the Certificate of Achievement or the well-rounded 60-unit course leading to the Associate in Science Degree. Classes are offered in the evening as well as in the daytime, to accommodate those who are employed in existing programs. Your training will qualify you for a unique role in education, working with young children during the years when they form their basic attitudes about themselves and the people around them. Authorities have recognized the importance of guidance in early childhood experience and thus more emphasis has been placed recently on educational programs for the preschool child. New nursery schools, preschools and child care centers are being established each year by private business and public agencies. The Solano College Children's Programs are an important and integral part of your Early Childhood Education program. Here, in a safe and stimulating environment, the children develop trust in adults outside of their immediate family. They enjoy the opportunity to be creative, to share group experience and to become self-sufficient. They learn to take turns and to respect the rights of others. They develop language skills and an understanding of the world around them. Opportunities There is a rapidly increasing demand for trained, qualified early childhood teachers and assistants. Openings exist on private and public early childhood education teaching staffs for full-time and part-time employment. Teachers are being sought by private nursery schools, children’s centers, compensatory preschool programs, church-sponsored preschool programs, parent-participation nursery schools, recreational facilities and by hospital and therapy centers. An especially urgent need exists for teachers holding the Children's Center permit which authorizes the permit holder to serve as the lead teacher in state and/or federally funded programs. Your New Skills You will learn the skills necessary to understand children and to help them adjust to their world and to themselves. You will explore and develop techniques of guiding preschool children in their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth. To achieve the: Associate in Science Degree - Completion of a total of 60 units, including the 32-unit major with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course, the general education requirements, and electives. Certificate of Achievement - Completion of the 32-unit major. Students must achieve a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course in the major. Required Courses Students should enroll in Human Development 38 during their first semester in the program. Students will spend their first semester of ECE Practicum I (ECE 65) assigned to the Solano College Children's Program or placed off campus with an accepted mentor teacher. A second semester may be spent either on campus (ECE 66 or 67) or off campus (ECE 67). Off campus placements will be made with an approved mentor teacher. Prior to the first week of enrollment in ECE 65 or 66, students will be required to be fingerprinted at District expense.
Total of 32 Units Recommended Electives:
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