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Students who complete the Child Development Program will be able to:

• Develop the ability to anticipate, recognize and successfully work with various learning styles and abilities of children with different needs.
• Apply their knowledge of children's physical, intellectual, social and emotional development to set up a stimulating learning environment and design a multicultural curriculum that involves age-appropriate activities.
• Assess, compare and contrast the ways in which families, childcare facilities, schools, peer groups and the community act as socializing agents for the developing child.
• Participate in student teaching and child observations to better understand behavior management and learn effective problem solving and conflict resolution
• Develop the skills to meet the state of CA licensing requirements for working in centers, schools and child care homes as teachers, administrators or supervisors.

Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.