Child Development - School-Age Child
Certificate Child Development · Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Business Division
Child Development Department
Designing, planning and implementing developmentally appropriate child development programs, and working with school-age children in before- and after-school care settings. Techniques for discipline, guidance, conflict resolution, and relationships. Planning and conducting of interactive activities and games. This class meets the Title 22 licensing requirements for personnel in school-age programs. TB test required for observations.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CHLD 1 | Child, Family, School and Community | 3 |
| CHLD 5 | Principles and Practices in Child Development Programs 1 | 3 |
| CHLD 6 | Introduction to Child Development Curriculum 1 | 3 |
| CHLD 10 | Human Growth and Lifespan Development 1 | 3 |
| orCHLD 10H | Human Growth and Lifespan Development - Honors | |
| orCHLD 11 | Child and Adolescent Development | |
| CHLD 50 | Teaching in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| CHLD 51 | Early Literacy in Child Development | 3 |
| CHLD 61 | Language Arts and Art Media for Young Children | 3 |
| orCHLD 62 | Music and Motor Development for Young Children | |
| orCHLD 63 | Math and Science for Young Children | |
| orLIT 40 | Children's Literature | |
| CHLD 74 | Program Planning for the School Age Child 1 | 3 |
| EDUC 10 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| Total Units | 27 | |
- Documentation of tuberculosis (TB) clearance is required.
Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, a student will:
- Use a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches within the school-age care setting and understand the effects on the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and cultural development of the school-age child.
- Be able to evaluate School Age Program regulations, standards, and policies.
- Understand and use a wide array of developmentally appropriate approaches, instructional strategies, and tools to connect with school-age children and support their school assignments.
- Analyze principles of human development theories as they specifically relate to the school-age child's growth and development.
- Understand the importance of developmental domains and academic content areas. Students will use their knowledge and other resources to design, implement, and evaluate schools age activities and curriculum.
- Be grounded in Child Development knowledge (theory) and use their understanding of young children and their needs to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each school-age child.
- Be able to explore and evaluate community support services and agencies that are available to families, develop referral skills that help children and families access empowering community resources, and analyze effective advocacy skills that establish effectual public policies pertaining to children and families.
- Understand theoretical and practical implications of oppression and privilege as they apply to young children, families, programs, classrooms, and teaching. Various classroom strategies.
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