Infant/Toddler Program Develop

Teaches principles for planning developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive group care of infants and toddlers to promote cognitive, language, social/emotional, and physical skills. Topics include: primary care, individualized scheduling, staffing ratios and group size, responsive care, caregiving as curriculum, environments for care and learning, culturally appropriate caregiving, partnerships with families, and inclusion of children with special needs. May be offered in Spanish or in a Bilingual Format. May be offered in distance-learning format. Prerequisite: ECE 31 or ECE 131. Corequisite: For sections taught in Spanish or in a Bilingual Format: Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate ESL course.