Early Childhood Education & Child Care - Certification Courses.

This course prepares prospective directors to administer and manage a child care center. Topics include state requirements and compliance standards for physical facilities, licensing, insurance, and staffing child care programs. Other topics include recordkeeping, budget and bookkeeping, personnel selection, training and managing staff, food services, equipment, materials, and community involvement. This certification course satisfies the MSDE requirement for 45 hours of administrative training for child care center directors. You must successfully complete all course requirements to receive a certificate. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. 4.5 CEUs.

(Flexible online classes use Canvas. Students will receive an automated email from HCC Password Services two weeks before the class start date. This email contains instructions for creating an HCC login and password to use with Canvas. Coursework begins on the class start date. For assistance email ChildcareClasses@HowardCC.edu.)

This certification course satisfies the child development half of the MSDE requirement of 90 hours for child care teachers and directors. Gain a broad overview of major concepts, theories, and research related to the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of the child from birth through age 12. This course and a 45-hour course in age-appropriate curriculum (preschool, infant-toddler, or school-age) are required to complete the 90-hour certification for child care. You must successfully complete all course requirements to receive a certificate. Aligns with MD Staff Credential levels 2–4. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. Purchase textbook prior to class. (T) 4.5 CEUs.

This course is designed for child care professionals as an introduction to the basic concepts of developing strong communication skills when working in a child care center. Topics include: speaking, writing, interpersonal communication strategies, and critical reading techniques, with a focus on communication with parents and co-workers, and communication issues within a typical child care day. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. 0.9 CEUs.

This class satisfies state training requirements for Family Child Care applicants and new providers to start and operate a home-based child care business. Includes a total of 24 clock-hours: four clock-hours of training in each of the state approved Core of Knowledge areas: Child Development, Curriculum, Health, Safety & Nutrition, Special Needs, Professionalism, and Community. You must successfully complete all course requirements to receive a certificate. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. 2.4 CEUs.

(This is a self-paced, online course. You may begin course work anytime between August 28 and December 1. Final deadline for course work is December 8.)

Gain the skills necessary to work with infants and build communication skills to use with parents, co-workers and the public. Topics include growth and development, curriculum planning, goal setting, selection of age-appropriate materials, and methods for infants and toddlers birth to age 3. This certification course satisfies the MSDE requirement of 45 hours of infant-toddler curriculum training for child care teachers, directors, and family providers working with infants and toddlers. Teachers of two-year-olds in a licensed preschool may also need the Preschool Curriculum course (consult your licensing specialist.) You must successfully complete class assignments to receive a certificate. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. 4.5 CEUs.

Become prepared for a position in a child care center or preschool. This certification course satisfies the curriculum half of the MSDE requirement of 90 hours of training for child care teachers and directors working with preschoolers. Basic concepts of curriculum planning and implementation for children three to five years old are introduced. Topics include: teaching strategies, environment design, and implementation of best practices in early childhood education. You must successfully complete all course requirements to receive a certificate. Aligns with MD Staff Credential levels 2–4. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. Purchase textbook prior to class.(T) 4.5 CEUs.

Gain the skills necessary to work in school-age child care programs. Topics include curriculum planning, age-appropriate materials and methods for working with children ages six–13. This certification course satisfies the curriculum half of the MSDE requirement of 90 hours of child care training for teachers, directors, and coordinators working with school-age children. You must successfully complete all course requirements to receive a certificate. Aligns with MD Staff Credential levels 2–4. Refunds issued up until seven days before course start date. Purchase textbook prior to class. (T)

(Flexible online classes use Canvas. Students will receive an automated email from HCC Password Services two weeks before the class start date. This email contains instructions for creating an HCC login and password to use with Canvas. Coursework begins on the class start date. For assistance email ChildcareClasses@HowardCC.edu.)