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 Department:    ECED

 Course #:    161

 Credits:    1

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    1

 CIP:    131210

 EPC:    402

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

Focuses on the significance of childhood from birth to age three. Emphasis on caring relationships and early learning. Examines the range of typical and atypical development. Develop skills in noticing and responding to infant/toddler cues, forming partnerships with parents, designing culturally relevant and inclusive environments, encouraging sensory motor exploration, and nurturing play and social and emotional development. ECED 161, 162, and 163 combined are equivalent to ECED& 132.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Must take ECED 161, 162 and 163 to equal ECED& 132.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 11

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Supplementary Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the characteristics of high quality care for infants and toddlers.
2. Identify infant/toddler cues and appropriate care giver responses.
3. Describe stages of infant toddler development and secure/insecure attachment patterns.
4. Plan and implement appropriate infant/toddler environments.
5. Articulate appropriate strategies for honoring the role of family diversity in parenting styles of infant and toddler care.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. The role of the caregiver.
2. The role of the family.
3. The function of the early care program.
4. The typical and atypical developmental patterns of children birth to three.