The Early Childhood Care and Education Basics TCC includes three Early Childhood Care and Education courses that are needed for entry-level workers. The program provides an introductory course to the ECCE field, a child growth and development course, and a health, safety, and nutrition course.

• Requirements:

  • GPA 2.0

  • 10th to 12th Grades

• Accelerated Career Diploma (1 Year)

  • Infant-Toddler Care Specialist (IC31)

  • Early Childhood Care and Education Basics TCC (EC31)

REQUIRED COURSES:

ECCE 1101 - Introduction to Early Childhood & Education: Introduces concepts relating the responsibilities and procedures involved in a variety of early childhood care situations. Topics include historical perspectives; professionalism; guidance; developmentally appropriate practices; learning environment (including all children); cultural diversity; and licensing, accreditation, and credentialing.

ECCE 1103 - Child Growth & Development: Introduces the student to the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of the young child (prenatal through 12 years of age). The course provides for competency development in observing, recording, and interpreting growth and development stages in the young child.

ECCE 1105 - Health, Safety & Nutrition: Introduces the theory, practices, and requirements for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment. Topics in.

ECCE 2330 Infant/Toddler Development - Introduces the three developmentally meaningful age periods during infancy. Provides knowledge, grounded in brain and attachment research, about how children learn and the skills and attitudes necessary to support optimum social/emotional, cognitive, and physical development for children from birth to three.

ECCE 2332 Infant/Toddler Group Care and Curriculum - Provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to meet the fundamental needs of children from birth to three in group care settings. Establishes a foundation for a responsive, relationship-based curriculum for children birth to three who are in group care settings. Introduces the philosophy behind primary care, continuity of care, and respectful care.

Credential(s) Earned: Early Childhood Care and Education Basics TCC (EC31) / Infant-Toddler Care Specialist (IC31)