Principles of Child Development and Learning
Practical strategies to understand and support children’s development and learning from infancy through preschool.
Course Overview
This course applies to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Learn the basic principles of children's development and learning and ways to apply these principles to ensure a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program. Principles of Child Development and Learning covers how to apply each principle to meet children's needs, help all children develop their strengths in all intelligences, and address all learning styles. Includes helpful lists of developmental milestones for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
See the course learning outcomes and topics below for more on what you will learn.
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Course formats
This course is offered in both our coursebook (with required online component/testing) and our fully online format. The online format of this course includes audio narration in most course sections. Click here to learn more about Care Courses' training formats.
Acceptance information
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This course is accepted in:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, DC
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
This course meets the Nevada 3-hour child development/guidance and discipline training requirement. Click the link for more training that fulfills this requirement.
This course counts toward the Texas 24-hour pre-service training requirement for new child care employees. For our complete set of courses that fulfill this requirement, see our Texas 24-hour pre-service training bundle .
Learning outcomes
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Explain how specific principles apply to young children’s development and learning
- Identify strategies to provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program based on understanding of these principles
- And much more! Click to view all of the learning outcomes for this course
Topics covered
- The basic principles of children’s development
- The different ways children are intelligent and learn
- The role of children’s social and cultural contexts in their learning and development
- Ways adults can apply the principles of children’s learning to provide a high-quality, developmentally appropriate early childhood program
- The role of challenges and practice in children’s development and learning and how to provide appropriate challenges for individual children
- The role of play in children’s development and learning
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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.)
Tuition & Bundles
- Course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours and CEUs granted upon successful completion.
- Bundle pricing covers tuition for all courses included in the bundle.
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