Early Childhood Program Administration
Offered at the Following Campus Locations
Program Overview
The Early Childhood Care and Education Program Administration TCC program is a sequence of three courses designed to prepare students for a job as manager of a Childcare Learning Center or a Group Day Care Center. The program emphasizes child growth and development and management and administration issues involved in managing a child care center. Graduates have qualifications to be employed in early care and education settings, including child care centers, Head Start, and Georgia Pre-K programs.
Entrance Requirements
Minimum age requirement of 18. This program requires either the ACCUPLACER® or COMPASS college placement test and High School Diploma or GED.
ACCUPLACER® minimum scores: Reading Comprehension 55, Sentence Skills 60, Arithmetic 34
COMPASS minimum scores: Reading 70, Writing 32, Mathematics 26
Note: Before gaining employment in the Early Childhood field applicants must complete a satisfactory National Criminal Background Check
Course Overview
Basic Skills Courses:Occupational Courses:ECCE1103Child Growth and Development3Introduces the student to the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of the young child (prenatal through 12 years of age).
The course provides for competency development in observing, recording, and interpreting growth and development stages in the young child; advancing physical and intellectual competence; supporting social and emotional development; and examining relationships between child development and positive guidance. Topics include developmental characteristics, prenatal through age 12, developmental guidance applications, observing and recording techniques, ages and stages of development, and introduction to children with special needs.1915ECCE2320Program Admin/Facility Mngmnt3Provides training in planning, implementation, and maintenance of an effective early childhood program and facility. Topics include organization, mission, philosophy, goals of a program; types of programs; laws, rules, regulations, accreditation, and program evaluation; needs assessment; administrative roles and board of directors; anti-bias program development; child development and developmentally appropriate practices; marketing, public and community relations, grouping, enrollment and retention; working with families; professionalism and work ethics; space management; money management; and program, equipment, and supplies management.1929ECCE2322Personnel Management3Provides training in early childhood personnel management. Topics include staff records; communication; personnel policies; managing payroll; recruitment, interviewing, selection, hiring, motivating, and firing; staff retention; staff scheduling; staff development; staff supervision; conflict resolution; staff evaluations; ethical responsibilities to employees; and time and stress management.1930Minimum Length of Program: 1 Term(s)Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation: 9