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Examine the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers. Study the role of the caregiver, relationships with families, developmentally appropriate practices, nurturing environments for infants and toddlers, and culturally relevant care. Course...

Learn how to manage a family childcare program. Topics include: licensing requirements, record-keeping, relationship building, communication strategies, guiding behavior, and promoting growth and development. Course may include fieldwork.

Plan and provide home visits and group activities that promote secure parent-child relationships and support families to provide high-quality early learning experiences that are embedded in everyday routines and experiences. Course may include...

Develop administrative skills required to develop, open, operate, manage, and improve early childhood education and care programs. Acquire basic business management skills. Explore resources and supports for meeting Washington State licensing and...

Investigate learning theory, program planning, tools and methods for curriculum development promoting language, fine/gross motor, social-emotional, cognitive and creative skills and growth in children birth through age 8 utilizing developmentally...

This class focuses on the adults role in designing, evaluating, and improving indoor and outdoor environments that ensure quality learning, nurturing experiences, and optimize the development of young children. Course may include fieldwork. (Formerly...

Teaching strategies for language acquisition and literacy skill development are examined at each developmental stage (birth-age 8) through the four interrelated areas of speaking, listening, writing, and reading. Course may include fieldwork....

Collect and record observation data in order to plan for and support the child, the family, the group and the community. Practice reflection techniques, summarizing conclusions and communicating findings. Course may include fieldwork.

Micro economic concepts are applied to business and household decision-making as well as public policy. Major topics include: scarcity and choice, production possibilities, supply and demand analysis, elasticity, consumer choice, production and costs...

Introduction to the principles of Macro Economics including unemployment, inflation, aggregate demand/supply, Classical and Keynesian Theories, fiscal and monetary policy tools, money and banking, and current economic problems.