Learning Experience Reviewed 2006
- Intensive Child Development and Family Support Program
Credit Recommendation
- Early Childhood Field Experience OR Early Childhood elective: 3 credits, lower division level - CONTINGENT upon holding the CDA
- Family and Child Advocacy: 3 credits, lower division level
- Introduction to Working with Young Children: 3 credits, lower division level - CONTINGENT upon holding the CDA
Effective Dates
September 1999 through January 2012
Source of Records
All Our Kin; 134 Grand Avenue, 2nd floor; New Haven, CT 06513
About the Training Sponsor
All Our Kin, Inc., is a New Haven-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering parents and teachers, giving families child care choices, and expanding access to high-quality early care and education for our most underserved children. Educating child care providers is a core component of the organization's mission.
How to Apply for the Credit
Competencies
Intensive Child Development Training Course: 3 credits, lower division level
This 24 week, 30 hours per week, course is a hands-on, intensive study of child development and curricula, focusing on young children, ages 0 to 5 years old. Students learn frame-works, models and theorists of child development, influences on young children's development, and basic principles for planning high-quality, responsive educational programs for young children. Students learn to apply developmentally appropriate approaches to teaching and learning, and the foundations integral to creating challenging, respectful, supportive learning environments.