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Great Beginnings to shopping cart This
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8 Clock Hours / 0.8 CEUs for CDA renewal
Course fee for one student — $32.00
This introductory course provides an overview of information that
adults should understand before working with young children. Topics
covered: developmental stages, age appropriate activities for children,
positive guidance and discipline, fostering children’s self-esteem,
health and safety practices, positive interaction with children,
supervision, and detection and reporting of suspected child abuse and
neglect. This course satisfies the Texas requirement for pre service
training before working with young children.
3 hours in child
development
2 hours in
positive guidance (behavior management)
3 hours in
health and safety
(3 hours in
teacher/child interaction - these hours overlap with guidance and child
development)
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Typical
physical growth patterns of young children
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Ways to
facilitate children's motor development
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The
relationship between motor development and cognitive development in
young children
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The stages
of young children's cognitive development
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How young
children learn
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The adult's
role in children's learning and development
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Ways to help
young children learn, including healthful eating practices, disease
control, sanitation practices, safe space and equipment, safety
practices, recognizing signs of child abuse and neglect, and helping
children who have been abused and neglected
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Guidelines
for handling accidents and injuries
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Fire safety
precautions
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