School-Age Curriculum Development: 45 Hours

(4.5 CEUs) This certificate course has been approved by the Maryland State Department of Education to satisfy the curriculum portion (second half of the 90 hours) required for child care teachers, group leaders and directors/coordinators in before/after care group centers and home centers to work with children 5–13 years of age. Text required at first class. Prerequisite: DCR-303: Child Care Certification: Growth and Development (for children birth to 13) unless you have been granted a waiver from the Office of Child Care. Note: New regulations for school-age child care teachers and directors/coordinators: for the first part of the 90 hours for child care teachers, please see DCR-303: Child Care Certification: Growth and Development or call 301-386-7545 about taking the first half of any of the Child Care: 90 Hours courses. A syn# will be assigned so you can register and pay for half of the 90-hour courses. See the Distance Learning section of the PGCC schedule booklet for orientation information. This course uses Blackboard.

Materials Needed:
Textbook: Caring For School Aged Children by Phyllis M. Click and Jennifer Parker

Institution: Prince George's Community College

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School-Age Curriculum Development: 45 Hours

Contacts

• Name: Erin Olsen
• Phone: 301-386-7545
• Email: olsenek@pgcc.edu

• Name: DIane Garrison
• Phone: 301-386-7582
• Email: dgarrison@pgcc.edu

• Web: www.pgcc.edu