Settings : Infant/Toddler or Preschool or School-Age
Program Code : 5101-FLS
Program Length : 139 Hours
IACET CEU Value : 13.9 CEUs
Program Start Date : Rolling Enrollment – Start Anytime
Program End Date : 365 days from enrollment date

Textbook Information: Textbook is required and must be purchased at the student’s expense.

Working With Young Children by Judy Herr; 6th Edition; Goodheart-Willcox Publishing; ISBN - 159070813X; Approximate Cost: $60

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Program Description: The CCEI Florida Child Care Professional Credential (FCCPC) Certificate - Spanish is designed to provide the 120 clock hours of professional development required by the Department of Children and Families in the State of Florida. The program is broken into nine Instructional Units. These units focus on the eight FCCPC Content Areas. Each student in the FCCPC Certificate - Spanish program receives support from a bi-lingual Education Coach (EC). Each EC is an Early Childhood specialist and has previous experience working in a child care center or school.

Program Objectives: Upon satisfactorily completing the FCCPC Certificate - Spanish program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate the completion of 480 contact hours in an early childhood setting
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic principals of child growth and development
• Identify the components to advance the physical, cognitive, communicative and creative development of young children
• Demonstrate the ability to create a developmentally appropriate learning environment that is safe, healthy, respectful, and supportive of children and families
• Identify the requirements of a safe, healthy learning environment for young children
• Demonstrate the ability to develop educational programs that promote the social and emotional development of children
• Define positive guidance techniques to support appropriate social and emotional development of young children
• Define emotional and cognitive development
• Demonstrate the ability to develop educational programs that improve motor, language, and cognitive development of children, including literacy development
• Demonstrate the ability to promote involvement and positive relationships with families and communities
• List the guidelines to establish productive relationships with families
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply the principles of screening and assessment of young children
• Define assessment as it relates to children in the early care setting
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and implement professionalism in the field of early childhood education
• Identify the requirements to maintain a commitment to professionalism
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and implement effective early childhood program management techniques
• Identify the components required to ensure a well-run, purposeful early childhood program responsive to the needs of the participants
• Demonstrate the ability to prepare an early childhood professional portfolio
• List the required components to document professional growth

Student Assessment: Students enrolled in the FCCPC - Spanish Certificate program are assessed using the following methods:

• Competency based multiple choice questions
• Open-ended essay questions
• Student activity and/or observations with written feedback
• End of Course Quizzes in multiple choice format – Students must pass each quiz with a grade of 70% or better to complete the course.
• Cumulative Final Exam in multiple choice format – Students must pass with a grade of 70% or better to complete the certificate program.

Enrollment Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED and submit documentation as proof. In accordance with Florida DCF requirements, students with a high school diploma awarded from a school outside of the United States or Puerto Rico must have their diploma evaluated for U.S. quivalency before submitting a copy to CCEI.
• Must have access to a computer and printer
• Must have a valid email address
• Must have access to the Internet through a JavaScript enabled web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher, etc.)
• Must be able to speak, read, and write well enough in the language the course is presented in to understand and complete the course material

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