26050 * ASSISTANT CHILDCARE TEACHER - ACCTOpen to: 11-12
Length: 1 Semester
Prerequisite: Child Development
Credits: 1/2 credit at NHS, Dual Credit at FVTC if the student meets FVTC & State criteria.
NOTE: Students who wish to earn the ACCT certificate MUST be 17 before the end of the class. This is a State requirement. When students earn the certificate they are required to send a copy of the certificate to the FVTC registrar to receive dual credit from FVTC which is transferable to any Wisconsin technical colleges that offer Early Childhood.
Content: This course is specially designed for students who are interested in working in the childcare industry. Students will gain practical lab experiences by setting up a preschool for children ages 3-5. The student, upon successful completion (72%) of this course, will receive a certificate from the Wisconsin Department of Instructions to become an Assistant Childcare Teacher in a daycare or preschool in the State of Wisconsin.
Those students who also complete the Prenatal and Infant Development course will also receive the Infant and Toddler certificate from the Department of Instruction.
Activities: Observations, projects, guest speakers and/or field trips, and play school simulations.
Cost: Field trip fee.