ORIENTATION
A. Safety Training
1. Procedures to ensure safety of the children
2. Physical plant and equipment including fire hazards and emergency equipment
3. Plumbing, sanitation, and electrical equipment
4. Catastrophic measures and warning systems
5. Toys and equipment inspection and reporting procedures
6. Emergency Preparedness and Procedures
B. Health and First Aid
1. Basic Red Cross First Aid program instruction
2. Identification and proper procedures for minor injuries abrasions, cuts, bruises, falls, and reporting procedures
3. Handicapped or incapacitated persons transportation and handling
4. Medical and hospital facilities, emergency policies and liability
5. Recognition, monitoring, and reporting symptoms of:
a. Communicable diseases
b. Conditions (abnormal) and maladies
c. Physical ailments
6. Observation and identification of children with special needs
a. Description and observation of special needs
b. Appropriate techniques for working with special needs children
c. Reporting, referral, and recording procedures
Policies and liability for procedures regarding treatment and/or medication
C. Administration Procedures and Policies
1. Relationship of Day Care Center to:
a. Sponsoring agency
b. Federal, State and local regulations
c. Other related community service agencies
2. Liability – personal and organizational
3. Worker accountability and responsibility and reporting
4. Budgeting sources and program expenditure recordkeeping
5. Personnel policies and benefits
6. Administrative records and forms completion
D. Child Nutrition and Hygiene
1. Recognition, reporting and recording of symptoms of malnutrition, child neglect and abuse
a. Observation and assistance with feeding the handicapped
b. Food preparation and meal patterns and serving
c. Table manners and personal hygiene instruction to children
2. Appropriate nutritional requirements for different age groups
a. State standards
b. US Department of Agriculture standards sanitation and cleanliness instruction and procedures
E. Child Development Observation and Training
1. Grouping of children
a. Age group classification
b. Activity ability grouping
c. Leader/ child ratio
2. Experience with developmental levels through instruction, observation and performance recording techniques
a. Physical development
b. Social and emotional development
c. Mental development
d. Peer group relationships
e. Authority relationships
f. Behavior patterns
g. Curriculum & Instruction & Assessment
h. Childhood Trauma and Its Impact
i. Dual Language Learners
F. Child Supervision
1. Learning process technique
a. Teacher directed activities
b. Free plan (supervised)
2. Discipline and guidance techniques
3. Conscious Discipline
4. Bus Monitor Training (if HS Teacher Aide)
G. Activity Supervision and Direction
1. Group activity supervision
a. Smaller groups
b. Entire group
2. Individual activity supervision
3. Child creativity recognition and activity supervision
4. Use of physical space and relation to appropriate activity supervision
H. Consultation Techniques
1. Staff consultation
a. Oral presentation
b. Listening techniques
c. Written report presentation
d. Data collection, recording and presentation
2. Parent consultation
a. Observation
b. Data collection
c. Listening techniques
Behavior description and interpretation
TERM LENGTH 480 Clock Hours
RELATED INSTRUCTION – CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE CLASSWORK.
ALL TRAINING BELOW WILL BE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLASSWORK THROUGH A CDA INSTRUCTOR.
Classroom Instruction : 120 Clock Hours
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Content: Subject Area
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Class
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Clock Hours
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Subject Area 1:
Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
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Child Abuse & Neglect /Mandated Reporting
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3
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Creating a Safe Environment
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3
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Creating a Healthy Environment
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3
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Creating a Learning Environment
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3
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First Aid and CPR
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4
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Subject Area 2:
Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development
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Promoting Physical Development
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3
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Learning Through Play
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3
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Food and Nutrition Experiences in the Classroom
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3
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Learning Through Sensory Play
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3
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Learning Through Math, Science & Technology
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3
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Understanding the Importance of Language and Literacy
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3
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Promoting Creativity in the Classroom
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3
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Music and Movement in the Classroom
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3
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The Importance of Dramatic Play
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3
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Subject Area 3:
Supporting children’s social and emotional development
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Understanding Emotional Development
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3
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Understanding Social Development
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3
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Guidance in the Classroom
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3
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Understanding & Addressing Challenging Behaviors
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3
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Family Engagement in the Classroom
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3
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Subject Area 4:
Building productive relationships with families
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Defining Family
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3
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The Impact of Family
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3
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Culture and the Family
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3
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Engaging Families
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3
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Content: Subject Area
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Class
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Clock Hours
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Subject Area 5:
Managing an effective program
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You: Working with Children
How I Impact my Early Childhood Program
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3
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Community Involvement for Early Childhood
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3
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Types of Early Childhood Programs
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3
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The Curriculum
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3
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Subject Area 6:
Maintaining a commitment to professionalism
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Professionalism in Early Childhood – NAEYC code of ethics
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3
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Professional Resources
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3
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Professionalism in Early Childhood
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4
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Professional Development: Where is my career going?
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4
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Subject Area 7: Observing and recording children’s behavior
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The Importance of Observation
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3
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Documenting Children’s Learning
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3
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What Am I Learning From This Child? Playing, Planning and Assessing
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6
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Subject Area 8:
Understanding principles of child development and learning
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Brain Development, Child Development and Milestones
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8
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Child Development Theory
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4
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