Also a Tech Prep Program
Also a Marketable Skills Achievement Award Program
Also see the Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT)
Collin's Child Development program has received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). It is the only program in Texas to have NAEYC accreditation and to also hold Exemplary Status with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Child Development degree and certificate programs are designed to prepare individuals for entry-level positions working with young children and their families. The coursework can also be applicable as in-service training for teachers, administrators, nannies, and family day home providers. A developmental approach is emphasized which promotes optimal physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth of children. Students learn management skills that allow them to provide quality programs in safe, nurturing environments.
The Child Development Associate (CDA) program provides performance-based training, assessment, and credentialing of childcare professionals who work with children from birth through age five. These caregivers demonstrate their ability to nurture children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth in a child development framework.
Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program. Tech Prep students who took collegiate-level courses in Child Development while in high school may elect to receive college credit by contacting the Global EDGE office. A petition for Tech Prep credit should be completed as soon as possible upon admission to Collin.
NOTES:
TECA is the prefix for transfer courses.
All CDEC and TECA courses, except TECA 1354, require the student to complete a one-hour lab component.
Program Requirements
To participate in the Child Development Lab School and receive credit for the lab component of courses, the following requirements must be met:
| 1. | Enroll in a Collin child development course. | |
| 2. | Within the first week of the first child development course, provide a copy of acceptable tuberculosis test results. Continuing students must submit acceptable tuberculosis results every year. | |
| 3. | Complete and sign a student record form as a contract to ensure the following: | |
| * | Verification that the student has read and agrees to abide by the Texas Minimum Standards for day care centers | |
| * | Verification that the student has read and agrees to follow the laboratory student guidelines | |
| * | Information provided to a criminal history check by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services | |
| * | Confirmation that confidentiality and professional discretion will be observed at all times | |
| * | Notarized affidavit | |
| * | Personal release for videotaping for instructional purposes | |
Our records should always contain current personal information. It is the student's responsibility to keep this information current.
Career Options
The Child Development degree and certificates are designed to provide the necessary preparation to work as a day care director; teacher’s aide; director, assistant director, or manager of children’s programs, or an educational director. The skills acquired will be directly applicable in a variety of facilities, including:
- Before and After School Programs
- Child Care Centers
- Church-sponsored Child Care
- Community Center Programs
- Corporate-sponsored Child Care
- Early Childhood Intervention Programs
- Early Childhood Life Specialist
- Employer-sponsored Child Care
- Family Day Homes
- Hospital-sponsored Child Care
- Infant / Toddler Programs
- In-Home Care Giver or Nanny
- Parent and Child Study Programs
- Preschool Programs
- Public School Paraprofessional / Teacher’s Aide
AAS – Child Development
62 - 65 credit hours
| FIRST YEAR | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1319 | Child Guidance 1 |
| CDEC | 1323 | Observation and Assessment |
| ENGL | 1301 | Composition / Rhetoric I |
| TECA | 1311 | Educating Young Children |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 2326 | Administration of Programs for Children I |
| PHED / DANC | Any activity course 2 | |
| PSYC | 2302 | Applied Psychology 3 |
| SPCH | 1311 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication 4 |
| TECA | 1303 | Family, School, and Community |
| Elective ** | ||
| SECOND YEAR | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1313 | Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs 1 |
| CDEC | 2304 | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| CDEC | 2328 | Administration of Programs for Children II |
| COSC | 1300 | Computers and Technology |
| TECA | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| Elective ** | ||
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| CDEC | 2336 | Administration of Programs for Children III |
| HUMA | 1301 | Introduction to the Humanities 5 |
| MATH | 1332 | College Mathematics 6 |
| Elective ** | ||
| 1. | Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school |
| 2. | May substitute DANC 1101, DANC 1110, DANC 1111, DANC 1141, DANC 1142, DANC 1145, DANC 1146, DANC 1147, DANC 1148, DANC 1151, DANC 1152, DANC 1222, DANC 1223, DANC 2141, DANC 2142, DANC 2145, DANC 2146, DANC 2147, DANC 2148, DANC 2151, DANC 2152, DANC 2301, DANC 2325, PHED 1100, PHED 1102, PHED 1104, PHED 1106, PHED 1111, PHED 1112, PHED 1113, PHED 1114, PHED 1115, PHED 1116, PHED 1117, PHED 1118, PHED 1120, PHED 1121, PHED 1123, PHED 1124, PHED 1125, PHED 1126, PHED 1127, PHED 1129, PHED 1130, PHED 1131, PHED 1133, PHED 1136, PHED 1137, PHED 1140, PHED 1147, PHED 1148, PHED 1253 or PHED 1338 |
| 3. | May substitute ANTH 2346, ANTH 2351, ECON 1301, ECON 2301, ECON 2302, GOVT 2301, GOVT 2302, HIST 1301, HIST 1302, HIST 2301, PSYC 2301 or SOCI 1301 |
| 4. | May substitute SPCH 1315 or SPCH 1321 |
| 5. | May substitute ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, ARTS 1313, DANC 2303, DRAM 1310, DRAM 2361, DRAM 2362, ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332, ENGL 2333, ENGL 2342, ENGL 2343, ENGL 2351, FREN 2303, FREN 2304, HIST 2311, HIST 2312, HIST 2321, HIST 2322, HUMA 1305, HUMA 1311, HUMA 2319, HUMA 2323, MUSI 1306, MUSI 1307, PHIL 1301, PHIL 1304, PHIL 2303, PHIL 2306, PHIL 2307, PHIL 2321, SPAN 2321 or SPAN 2322 |
| 6. | May substitute - Mathematics courses: MATH 1314, MATH 1316, MATH 1324, MATH 1325, MATH 1342, MATH 1350, MATH 1351, MATH 1414, MATH 2305, MATH 2312, MATH 2318, MATH 2320, MATH 2413, MATH 2414, MATH 2415, MATH 2417, MATH 2419; Natural Science courses: BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1408, BIOL 1409, BIOL 1411, BIOL 1414, BIOL 1415, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2404, BIOL 2406, BIOL 2416, BIOL 2421, CHEM 1405, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412, CHEM 2401, CHEM 2423, CHEM 2425, ENVR 1401, ENVR 1402, GEOL 1401, GEOL 1402, GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404, GEOL 1405, GEOL 1445, GEOL 1447, PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 1403, PHYS 1404, PHYS 1405, PHYS 1410, PHYS 1415, PHYS 2425 or PHYS 2426 |
| ** | Electives (9 credit hours): CDEC 1317, CDEC 1330, CDEC 1356, CDEC 1358, CDEC 1359, CDEC 2307, CDEC 2315, CDEC 2322, CDEC 2324, CDEC 2341 1, or CDEC 2385 |
CERTIFICATES
Certificate - Child Development
28 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1313 | Curriculum Resources for Early Childhood Programs 1 |
| CDEC | 1323 | Observation and Assessment |
| TECA | 1311 | Educating Young Children |
| TECA` | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1319 | Child Guidance 1 |
| CDEC | 1335 | Early Childhood Development: 3 - 5 Years 1 |
| CDEC | 1359 | Children with Special Needs |
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| TECA | 1303 | Family, School, and Community |
| 1. | Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school |
Certificate - Child Development Associate
16 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1317 | Child Development Associate Training I |
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| CDEC | 2322 | Child Development Associate Training II |
| CDED | 2324 | Child Development Associate Training III |
| TECA | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
Certificate - Early Childhood Administrator Specialization
28 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1323 | Observation and Assessment |
| CDEC | 2326 | Administration of Programs for Children I |
| TECA | 1311 | Educating Young Children |
| TECA | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| CDEC | 2304 | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| CDEC | 2328 | Administration of Programs for Children II |
| CDEC | 2336 | Administration of Programs for Children III |
| TECA | 1303 | Family, School, and Community |
Certificate - Early Childhood Special Educator Specialization
28 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1319 | Child Guidance 1 |
| CDEC | 1323 | Observation and Assessment |
| CDEC | 1359 | Children with Special Needs |
| TECA | 1311 | Educating Young Children |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| CDEC | 2304 | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| CDEC | 2340 | Instructional Techniques for Children with Special Needs |
| TECA | 1303 | Family, School, and Community |
| TECA | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| 1. | Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school |
Certificate - Infant and Toddler Educator Specialization
28 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1321 | The Infant and Toddler |
| CDEC | 1323 | Observation and Assessment |
| CDEC | 2304 | Child Abuse and Neglect |
| TECA | 1303 | Family, School, and Community |
| TECA | 1311 | Educating Young Children |
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1339 | Early Childhood Development: 0-3 Years |
| CDEC | 1359 | Children with Special Needs |
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| TECA | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
Certificate - School-Age Educator Specialization
25 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 2341 | The School Age Child 1 |
| TECA | 1311 | Educating Young Children |
| TECA | 1318 | Wellness of the Young Child |
| TECA | 1354 | Child Growth and Development |
| Second Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1319 | Child Guidance 1 |
| CDEC | 1330 | Growth and Development: 6 - 14 Years |
| CDEC | 1359 | Children with Special Needs |
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| TECA | 1303 | Family, School, and Community |
| 1. | Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school |
Certificate - Teacher Assistant Specialization
16 credit hours
| First Semester | ||
| CDEC | 1330 | Growth and Development: 6 - 14 Years |
| CDEC | 1356 | Emergent Literacy for Early Childhood |
| CDEC | 1359 | Children with Special Needs |
| CDEC | 2166 | Practicum - Child Care Provider / Assistant (Capstone) |
| CDEC | 2307 | Math and Science for Early Childhood |
| CDEC | 2341 | The School Age Child 1 |
| 1. | Tech Prep course which may have been completed in high school |
MARKETABLE SKILLS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Some of the courses in these award programs may require prerequisites. Please check the course descriptions.
MSAA – Child Development Administration of Programs for Children
9 credit hours
| CDEC | 2326 | Administration of Programs for Children I |
| CDEC | 2328 | Administration of Programs for Children II |
| CDEC | 2336 | Administration of Programs for Children III |
MSAA – Child Development Associate Training
9 credit hours
| CDEC | 1317 | Child Development Associate Training I |
| CDEC | 2322 | Child Development Associate Training II |
| CDEC | 2324 | Child Development Associate Training III |
Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.
