Child Development Brochure - Oxnard College

CARE.DEVELOPMENT.FAMILY.Your Future. Now.The early childhood education profession benefitsyoung children and their families.Early childhood education is essential to providehigh-quality services in care, social aspect, mentalhealth and special needs, to children and families.This major offers a Proficiency Award in ChildDevelopment with four licensure permit levels:Associate Teacher, Teacher, Master Teacher andSite Supervisor. The program also offers one specializationin Infants/Toddlers. This major can leadCareer & Technical Education Division805.986.5824ChildDevelopmentPROGRAMTHE Child DevelopmentPROGRAM atOxnard Collegeto a BA in Child Development with options in:Early Childhood Education, Mental Health, SpecialEducation, Social Work, and many other fieldsinvolving families and children.4000 South Rose Ave.Oxnard, CA 93033805.986.5800www.oxnardcollege.eduThe Oxnard College Child Development Programembraces the diversity of the community as itprovides an excellent and unique educationalexperience for individuals who are seeking acareer in educating young children. The ChildDevelopment Program at Oxnard College iscommitted to quality instruction that is basedon ethical standards of behavior as well asemphasizing respect for the dignity, worth,character, code of conduct, and uniqueness ofeach college student, each faculty member, eachchild and each family.early care that starts here.While we try to teach our childrenall about life, our children teach uswhat life is all about.~Angela Schwindt

ABOUT THE PROGRAMSpecializationsThe curriculum focuses on theoretical foundationsThe California Early Childhood Mentor Teacher Pro-as well as practical applications, providing studentsgram has a program at Oxnard College. Experiencedwith a competent and eclectic perspective of theirpreschool teachers can apply to serve and receive sti-future professional, educational, and vocationalpends from the State Department of Education. Men-endeavors.Child Development students may completethe following objectives:• To attain a Child Development Teacher• To become a Mentor Teacher or Mentor Director.• To transfer to an upper division program at a fouryearinstitution.• To complete various levels of the California ChildDevelopment Matrix Permit including areas ofspecialization: Infant/Toddler, Special Needs,Bilingual/Bicultural, and Administration.Student Observation& Teaching Site:The Child Development faculty works closely withthe Oxnard College Child Development Center staffto promote cooperation. The Child DevelopmentCenter, located on the college campus, provides alaboratory in which college students, as future earlychildhood educators, can learn and prepare to worktor Teachers must be holding a Master Teacher Permitand submit an application that will be reviewed andapproved by the Selection Committee.Many Child Development programs in the communityare regulated by Community Care Licensing. Theyfollow Title XXII requirements for staff working in childdevelopment centers. Title XXII requires that centersserving infants and toddlers must hire teachers whohave at least 6 units of Infant/Toddler. Oxnard Collegeprovides the necessary units to meet this demand.Career OpportunitiesWith parents having increased need for child carehas dramatically increased. This has resulted in anincreased demand for a well-trained work forceof early childhood educators. The students fromOxnard College find employment in a variety ofprogram types including but not limited to:• Non-profit and For-profit Child DevelopmentCenters.• Federally Funded or State FundedThe Child Development Program is comprised of amulti-cultural, multi-racial, multi-lingual faculty andseeks to prepare a multi-cultural, multi-racial, andmulti-lingual professional workforce.with young children from toddlerhood to school age.In addition, the Child Development Program utilizesselected Mentor Teacher sites in the Community tofurther expand the learning opportunities and experiencesfor college students. Placement of studentChildren’s Programs• Family Child Care• Campus Child Care• Migrant Education Programs• Early Intervention Programsteachers is based on professional goals and individual• Employer-sponsored Programs Student Supportdemands of students:• Financial support through the Child Development• Oxnard College Child Development Center offersTraining Consortium (tuition reimbursement andseveral options ranging from age of children served, timespermit fees).including morning and afternoon and days of the week• Financial support for students who are eligible(Monday-Friday).for the CAREERS Project.• The Oxnard College has 10 to 12 active Mentor• Textbooks are available at the Oxnard LibraryTeachers working in a variety of child development sitesreference desk.ranging from Employer-sponsored, Head Start, State• Child development tutors available to assistPreschool, Community Non-profit, Childwith homework and projects.affiliated preschool center.• Some courses are scheduled outside the campus• Many other quality Child Development programs areto make it convenient for the students.used for observations or special projects.