Child Development Center

ECE/CD Lab Courses

CDF 63 Introduction to Early Childhood Education Curriculum
This course presents an overview of knowledge and skills related to providing appropriate curriculum and environments for young children from birth to age eight years. Students will examine a teacher's role in supporting development and fostering the joy of learning for all young children using observation and assessment. An overview of learning domains includes language, social, emotional, physical, cognitive and creative. The course will provide the student the opportunity to develop, prepare, implement and evaluate developmentally appropriate play-based curriculum for young children. This course includes 25.5 hours of lab in an approved (Butte College or Mentor) program.

CDF 78 Early Childhood Education Practicum
This capstone course is a demonstration of developmentally appropriate early childhood teaching competencies under guided supervision. Students will utilize practical classroom experiences to make connections between theory and practice, develop professional behaviors and build a comprehensive understanding of children and families. Child-centered, play-oriented approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and knowledge of curriculum content areas will be emphasized as student teachers design, implement and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for all young children. This course includes 51 hours of participation with young children in an approved early childhood (Butte College or Mentor) program.

SB792 Law
Under SB 792, day care centers and family day care homes, as part of their licensure requirements, will have to maintain vaccination records for their employees and volunteers for influenza, pertussis, and measles as outlined below. Failure to maintain accurate records will be treated like any other violation of licensure requirements.

Lab Ready
All lab students are considered volunteers under California Community Care Guidelines, therefore, must show proof of all SB792 vaccinations in hand before entry to lab participation. Please refer to your class syllabus guidelines on detailed instructions how to get “lab ready” if you are registering for any lab courses.