Preschoolers in Child Care
Course Description
This course applies to preschoolers.
This comprehensive and informative course covers the physical, cognitive, language, and social–emotional development of 3, 4, and 5-year-olds. You will learn typical characteristics and needs of children at each age level, the role of play in children's learning, and ways to facilitate children's optimum development in all domains. This course covers ways to keep children safe and healthy.
See the course learning outcomes and topics listed below for more information on what is covered.
Course formats
This course is offered in our fully online format. The online format of this course includes audio narration in most course sections.
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Acceptance
This course is accepted for child care professional development training requirements in most states and for the CDA credential and for CDA renewal training requirements.
- Nevada: This course fulfills the Child Development/Guidance and Discipline training requirement.
- Kentucky: The Kentucky Division of Child Care and ECE-TRIS do not accept courses that are more than 15 clock hours in length for annual professional development hours. This 20 clock hour course may only be used for CDA and CDA renewal training in Kentucky.
Learning outcomes
After completing Preschoolers in Child Care you will be able to describe typical physical growth patterns of young children; explain the four phases of motor development; describe skills, functions and traits of the brain; and describe aspects of typical perceptual and motor skill development for young children; and much more! Click here to view all of the learning outcomes for this course.
Topics covered
- Typical physical growth patterns of young children
- The four phases of motor development
- Typical motor skill levels for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds
- The importance of optimum motor development during the preschool years
- Ways to facilitate young children's optimum motor development
- What cognitive development means
- Typical cognitive abilities of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds
- Ways to help young children learn various concepts
- Typical language development levels of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds
- Ways to facilitate children's language development
- The role of play in children's learning
- Creative ways to enrich children's play experiences to facilitate cognitive development
- Typical emotional development characteristics of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds
- How temperament influences children's behavior
- Ways to meet children's emotional needs
- Ways to help fearful children
- Sources of children's frustration
- Ways to minimize frustration in children's environment
- Strategies to help children deal with frustration
- How choices help children learn responsibility
- Typical social development levels of 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds
- Pro-social behaviors that preschoolers need to learn
- Strategies for helping children understand other people's feelings
- Strategies for helping children learn pro-social skills
- Strategies for helping children be successful in social interactions
- Ways to protect young children's health and meet their nutritional needs
- Ways to help ensure young children's safety
Prerequisites
Must be able to fluently read and write English.
Instructional methodology
Read written material, view videos, listen to audio segments.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice quizzes and written assignments.
What our students say about Preschoolers in Child Care
"Thank you! The courses came in much sooner then I expected. Which was a blessing and the staff talked about how much they learned from each lesson they studied." - Klamath Falls, Oregon
"Thank you very much for your kind assistance and support during my time of studies with shipments, promptly responding to my calls, questions and mailing my certificates and transcripts. Your support was greatly appreciated and encouraging. I do look forward in continuing to further my studies in the teaching field of education for children." - Lakeland, Florida
"Thank you so much for the chance to get my CDA Infants and Toddlers and now I am working on Preschoolers. I have really enjoyed the courses and have learned a lot. Thanks again for making it so obtainable." - Crystal Lake, Illinois
"I loved downloading the course as it gave me time to read in my spare time. I could pick a time when it was quiet, and I have the course on hand when I want to go back and reread it if I want. Thank you for offering these [The Early Childhood Professional and Preschoolers in Child Care] online." - Baxter Springs, Kansas
“Love, love, love my Care Courses. I think this is my 7th year using these courses for my continuing education hours. I really enjoy doing them at my own pace and once I activate the course, I don’t usually stop until I’m all done. I have learned so much over the years and have actually applied new skills more so than the ones I used to take in person. Thanks and I’ll see you all next year.” - Janet in South Carolina
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Course Details & Support
Prerequisites
- Language: Fluent reading and writing in the language of instruction (English or Spanish).
- Technology: Internet access and a web-enabled device (computer, smartphone, or tablet).
Access & Completion Deadline
- This training expires 12 months from the date of purchase.
- To receive a certificate of completion, you must successfully finish the course before the expiration date.
Learning Methods
- Read instructor-written material
- Watch videos
- Listen to audio segments
Assessments
- Multiple-choice quizzes
- Written assignments
Requirements for CEUs and Clock Hours
To earn CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must:
- Agree to and acknowledge our Honor Code & Policy
- Follow all instructions for written assignments
- Demonstrate comprehension of the course content
- Achieve the passing score specified in your course.
Quizzes and Assessments
- If your score falls below the passing mark, a trainer will review your work. If needed, you may be asked to speak with a trainer.
- You will have a second chance to retake any quiz or assessment.
- If you do not pass on your second attempt, contact us at info@carecourses.com. We will review your course and follow up directly.
- All quizzes are open book; all answers are found in the course material.
Certificates
- Official Care Courses certificates of completion record your clock hours and CEUs.
- Certificates are available in the My Courses area of your account.
- Please note: All course and certificate dates and times are on Eastern Time.
Getting Started
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About Care Courses
- Care Courses offers over 50 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process.
- All professional development courses include clock hours, CEUs, and an official online certificate of completion.
- (The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.)
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- Course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours and CEUs granted upon successful completion.
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