In your role as teacher, family child care provider, program director, assistant director, or supervisor, through Child Care Education, you will learn to create a learning community of children and adults in a supportive environment that promotes:
- Optimal child development
- Healthy families
- Healthy relationships
To earn your Program Development Credential, you will need to complete the following three-credit courses:
- Introduction to Program Development
- Observation, Assessment and Evaluation*
- Designing Environments for Learning
- Capstone Course: Staff Supervision, Coaching and Professional Development
*This course includes the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards training applicable for YoungStar optional learning environment and curriculum points.
Register
See the below options for what fits your status best:
New Students: To register for one of the above courses please apply to UW-Platteville as a special non-degree student.
Continuing Students: To register for one of the above courses please log in to PASS, select your semester/term, select the subject “Early Childhood Education” (ECED), and select your course.
After you are admitted as a special student, you will be able to register for your courses each semester. Please check the academic calendar to keep informed of important deadlines.
Textbooks
You can review your textbooks and:
- Buy them online
- Buy them from a bookstore
- Check them out from your local library
- Check them out from the Wisconsin Child Care Information Center
