E-Connect-Child Care Services Required Courses

This course explores strategies to encourage the development of early language and literacy knowledge and skill building in children birth to 8 years of age.

ECE: Soc S, Art, & Music

10307110

UGRD

| 3 CR

This 3-credit course will focus on beginning level curriculum development in the specific integrated content areas of social studies, art, music, & movement (SSAMM).

ECE: Foundations of Early Childhood Education

10307148

UGRD

| 3 CR

This 3-credit course introduces the early childhood profession through a historical overview of the field. The course will explore program trends, quality indicators, and developmentally appropriate practices for children birth to age 8.

ECE: Infant & Toddler Development

10307151

UGRD

| 3 CR

This 3-credit course explores infant and toddler development as it applies to an early childhood education setting. This course focuses children conception through thirty-six months. This course includes training for Wisconsin Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care certification.

ECE: Health, Safety, & Nutrition

10307167

UGRD

| 3 CR

This 3-credit course examines the topics of health, safety, and nutrition within the context of the early childhood educational setting. This course includes training for Abusive Head Trauma, SIDS, and Mandated Reporter certifications.

ECE: Administration/Supervision in Early Childhood Programs: Roles/Responsibilities

10307160

UGRD

| 3 CR

This is the first of six courses designed to prepare participants to receive a credential as a child care administrator. This course represents an overview of the roles and responsibilities of administrators of various early care and education programs and the groups with whom they have role relationships, with an emphasis on quality.

ECE: Field Experience 2

10307170

UGRD

| 3 CR

In this 3-credit intermediate field experience course, you will assist the mentor teacher in carrying out classroom routines and implementing developmentally appropriate learning experiences that promote child development and learning through play. PREREQUISITE: 10307160 ECE: Field Experience 1

ECE: Child Development

10307179

UGRD

| 3 CR

This 3-credit course examines child development within the context of the early childhood education setting. This course focuses on children ages 3-8 years.

ECE: Guiding Children's Behavior

10307188

UGRD

| 3 CR

This 3-credit course examines positive strategies to guide children's behavior in the early childhood education setting. This course meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Pyramid Model training.