Child Development

Child Development AA

The West Hills College Lemoore Child Development Program offers a comprehensive background in the field of child growth and development. Program emphasis includes information directed at working with culturally diverse families, addressing the needs of children at risk through early intervention and creating and teaching developmentally appropriate curriculum to young children. Students will be offered information and skills for potential employment in Federal, State, non-profit, or privately owned early childhood educational/child care programs. Courses in this program may assist the student to qualify for Child Development Certificates issued by West Hills College and/or a Child Development Permit obtained from the State of California, Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

comprehensive knowledge and will be able to identify, analyze and/or evaluate typical and atypical growth and development of young children.
comprehensive knowledge of nutrition, health and safety issues and prevention strategies pertaining to young children.
the ability to plan, create, implement and/or evaluate age-appropriate curriculum, while developing the ability to produce written observations and/or assessments.
the ability to identify and work with diverse families and recognize socialization issues pertaining to children.
knowledge of and have the ability to identify effective methods of working with diverse people.

Associate Degree Requirements:

Complete a minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis
Complete Local General Education and District requirements
Complete elective units for total of 60 degree applicable semester units
Complete all required courses for the major or area of emphasis, English, and math with a “C” or better
Obtain an overall minimum grade point average of 2.0

Course #	Title	Units
Required Core Courses
CD-002	Teaching in a Diverse Society
CD-003	Observation and Assessment
CD-005	Child Development*	3
CD-010	Child, Family and Society*
CD-012A	Principles and Practices of Early Childhood Education*
CD-012B	Principles and Practices of Early Childhood Education Field Work
CD-016	Introduction to Curriculum
CD-018	Health, Safety and Nutrition
Electives	CD 004, 007, 008, 009, 011, 015, 017A, 017B, 017C, 020, 021, 022, or 023	6
Total		30

*As marked, these California state mandated core classes are required in order to teach in California and for the Child Development Permit.

For Gainful Employment information please visit:
https://www.westhillscollege.com/lemoore/degrees-and-certificates/gainful-employment/cd-teacher-l-ccd.html

This is a recommended sequence of courses for timely completion of this degree program. Entry in to transfer level English and math required to follow this recommended sequence. Please see your counselor to formalize your personalized educational plan or for alternative planning.

AA Degree Track:

SEMESTER 1
CD-005
CD-010
ENG-001A
MATH-063
IS-001
17

SEMESTER 2
CD-012A
CD-018
AREA C3
HE-035
PE ACTIVITY1
13

SEMESTER 3
CD-002
CD-016
AREA B3
ELECTIVE 001-0496
15

SEMESTER 4
CD-003
CD-012B
CD ELECTIVE6
PE ACTIVITY1
ELECTIVE 001-0492
15

Child Development Certificate of Achievement

Certificate of Achievement Track:

SEMESTER 1
CD-002
CD-005
CD-010
CD-012A
CD-016
15

SEMESTER 2
CD-003
CD-012B
CD-018
CD ELECTIVES6
15