78 Child Development Preparatory Programs

Support a child’s mental health and key developmental milestones by understanding their behavior and need for social connection.

Develop your understanding of the factors influencing and issues facing children and young people in a range of social and cultural contexts. This engaging and wide-ranging interdisciplinary Diploma of Higher Education in Childhood and Youth Studies is for anyone working with children and young people or with a general interest in the field. You’ll investigate policies, practices and issues affecting the lives of children and young people across a range of settings – developing your knowledge, your analytical skills and improving your practice.

With the Diploma in Early Childhood Education, learn everything you need to know to create experiences and environments that enhance young children's development from infancy to school age. Use observation skills to create experiences for young children based on their interests and needs, and more.

This program is designed for students desiring to transfer to a four-year college or to meet requirements to work in public or private childcare facilities. The AA degree in Child Development will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the Major course requirements and the General Education requirements. The Child Development AA degree includes the State Curriculum Alignment Project (CAP) courses.

The Associate Degree in Child and Adolescent Development explores growth from multiple perspectives in this interdisciplinary degree. The coursework is designed to meet the needs of people planning to transfer for further studies in the interdisciplinary field of Child and Adolescent Development.

With this free online course, increase your knowledge and understanding of child development and disabilities.

This Child and Adolescent Development AA-T is designed specifically for students interested in the interdisciplinary fields of Child and Adolescent Development, in addition to teaching. The degree provides students with the lower division preparation required for transfer to California State Universities (CSU) to pursue alternative career paths with an emphasis in Child Development.

The Associate in Arts in Child and Adolescent Development for Transfer (AA-T) offers lower-division coursework examining classical and contemporary research that promotes positive developmental outcomes spanning conception through emerging adulthood. This study option is intended for students who aspire to careers in developmental research, public policy, social work, school psychology, and similar fields. This degree is designed to facilitate the student's transfer to the California State University System with an Associate Degree in Child and Adolescent Development.

This certificate prepares the holder to provide service in the care, development, and instruction of children in a child development program. The twelve core units include EAR 20, 24, 28, and 42 and form the foundation upon which further early childhood coursework is built.

During this program, you will study the development of the child in all its aspects: physical, social, emotional, intellectual and language. The program touches on children's learning, but also other areas, such as their health, nutrition, and creative spirit.

Parents, babysitters and childcare service providers must have certain attributes and skills to do their job of cultivating healthy childhood development. This childcare course lays out the responsibilities of childcare providers and describes the common features of childcare settings. We go over policies and procedures related to childcare services to help you understand the needs of children and supervise their growth and development.

A Free Online Course On The Essential Aspects Of Psychology For Children.

This free online course imparts essential knowledge and skills to help care for and work with children and young people.

Crises and catastrophes leave permanent marks on human lives and psyches. This counselling course defines ‘disasters’, ‘crises’ and ‘trauma’ before comparing reactions to them during the various stages of childhood development. We then establish the importance of helping children recover psychologically after a traumatic event. Sign up to learn how to support and counsel children who are affected by the trauma created by disaster and upheaval.

Child Development is studying the physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive growth and development of the child from conception through adolescence. The purposes of this major are to provide a sound academic program in Child Development and prepare students to work with children and families in a variety of school and community settings.