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.)