Location: Hillsboro High School (Classes meet at Coffeen Early Childhood Center)
Time: M-F; 8:00 - 10:11am
Length: Year
Certification: LLCC EDU 201 and Early Childhood Education (ECE) Level 1 Certification
Course Description: This two-hour course is designed to provide students interested in a career in child and day care operations or in education with information and practical experiences needed for the development of job-related competencies. Students will be provided laboratory experiences either in a school-based or extended campus facility. Students will be expected to develop appropriate skills in program development and in assisting children and/or adults with activities. Classroom study will include child development principles and the skills needed to successfully guide children while keeping them healthy and safe. The program will combine a minimum of 120 classroom hours of instruction with a possible 480 hours of direct, hands-on experience working with children at a daycare facility culminating with a chance to earn the Child Development Associate Credentials. Earn CPR, AED, First Aid (Infant, Child and Adult) Certification, DCFS Mandated Reporter, SIDS, SBS and ECE Level I industry recognized certification.