Settings : Infant/Toddler or Preschool or School-Age
Program Code : 1402-DC
Program Length :  20 Hours
IACET CEU Value :  2.0 CEUs
Program Start Date :  Rolling Enrollment – Start Anytime
Program End Date :  120 days from enrollment date

Textbook Information :  No textbook is required to complete this certificate program. 

Program Description: The CCEI Online Director’s Certificate Renewal program is designed to provide the 20 clock hours of professional development required to renew the CCEI Online Director’s Certificate. Each student in the program receives support from an 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 Online Director’s Certificate Renewal program students should be able to:

• Identify the benefits of positive guidance for staff and children
• Define the components required to effectively evaluate personnel
• List the techniques used in effective marketing practices
• Define positive guidance techniques to be used in the early childhood setting
• List the components of developmentally appropriate learning centers in the early childhood setting
• Define the importance of including special needs children in the early childhood environment

Student Assessment:  Students enrolled in the Online Director’s Certificate Renewal program are assessed using the following methods:

• Competency based multiple choice 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 21 years of age or older
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED and submit documentation as proof
• 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

For an application, click here.