Child Care Orientation Certificate

Upon satisfactorily completing the Child Care Orientation Certificate program, students should be able to:

• Identify common health and safety hazards in the early childhood setting
• Identify signs of child abuse and requirements for mandated reporters
• Identify effective ways teachers can communicate with families
• Identify recommended health, hygiene, and fitness practices
• Identify basic principles of early childhood development
• Identify indicators of effective curriculum
• Identify developmentally appropriate activities across a range of content areas
• Identify key issues and recommended practices with regard to diversity and inclusion, and special needs inclusion in the early childhood environment

Students enrolled in the Child Care Orientation Certificate program are assessed using the following methods:

• Competency based multiple-choice questions
• 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

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have access to a computer and printer
• Must have a valid email address
• Must have access to the Internet through a CCEI supported JavaScript enabled web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, 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

Textbook Information: No textbook is required to complete CCEI’s Child Care Orientation Certificate program.

Prospective students are strongly encouraged to check with their licensing representatives to determine each program’s applicability toward state requirements.