Child Development & Care

The Child Development and Care Pre-College course series is a college/career readiness initiative. High schools and adult schools can lease curriculum for child development and education courses which are approved for 12 semester units of UC Merced undergraduate credit. Courses may be transferable for academic credit at California community colleges, California State Universities and University of California (check with the receiving institution for their specific transfer policies).

Child Development Pre-College courses meet the academic requirement for an early childhood associate teacher permit from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Courses

EDUC X006 Child Development for Education Professionals (3 units)
Designed for students to study the growth and development of children from prenatal through adolescence. Each stage of development exploration includes the physical, cognitive, linguistic, social-moral, and emotional aspects, as well as typical and atypical development and the influences of culture, family, and the environment. Course material is designed as a foundation for teaching, nursing, early childhood education, and parenting.

EDUC X007.1 Child, Family, & Community for Education Professionals (3 units)
The process of socialization focuses on the interrelationship of family, school, and community. Examines the influence of multiple societal contexts. Explores the role of collaboration between family, community, and schools in supporting children’s development.

EDUC X008.1 Introduction to Curriculum in ECE (3 units)
Developmentally appropriate curriculum and environments for young children. Explores teaching strategies and curriculum development based on theoretical frameworks, observation, and assessment. Emphasizes the teacher’s role in supporting development and learning across the curriculum, including content areas of language and literacy, social and emotional learning, sensory learning, art and creativity, math, and science.

EDUC X021.1 Culture and Diversity for Education Professionals (3 units)
Culture and Diversity for Education Professionals covers teaching and learning with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children in multicultural settings. The course considers developmentally (age-appropriate) teaching and learning in terms of contextual, hands-on artifacts supporting artistic creativity, literacy, math readiness, and science learning.