4
ECPC PROGRAM GUIDELINES - 2016
A
Early Childhood Education 1/ Child Care Worker 1
39-9011
This course includes competencies on child care rules and
regulations, safe learning environments, stages of child
development, developmentally appropriate practices, and
communication skills, principles of child nutrition and technology
use; as well as competencies from the DCF 40-hour Introductory
Child Care Training coursework.
B
Early Childhood Education 2/ Child Care Worker 2
39-9011
This course includes competencies on professionalism, community
resources, the importance of relationship skills and communicating
with children’s families, use of technology in the child care
profession, and observing and recording methods; as well as
competencies from the DCF 40-hour Introductory Child Care
C
Early Childhood Education 3/ Teacher Aide (Preschool)
25-2011
This course includes competencies in developing lesson plans, child
development theories, factors that affect the development of a
child, and developmentally appropriate practices and activities for
infants/toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children. Also
covered are components on working with students with special
needs, classroom management techniques and creating optimum
environments for all children; as well as competencies from the
DCF 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training coursework.
D
Early Childhood Education 4/ Preschool Teacher
25-2011
In this course students will acquire competence in the areas of
creating a successful developmentally appropriate curriculum,
mentoring, developing the ability to motivate children, recognizing
cultural differences when planning activities, including children
with special needs, recent trends and issues in early childhood
education, and professionalism; as well as competencies from the
DCF 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training coursework.
Total Credits/ Clock Hours:
Important Note: Before exiting program, students must pass all competency exams in the DCF training. Florida
Administrative Code 65C-22.003(2)(a) and 65C-22.008(4)(c) requires “successful completion of the 40 hour
training as evidenced by passage of competency based examinations with a score of seventy (70) or better.”
Students who pass the exams will be able to download official certificates and a transcript from the DCF web
site http://www.myflfamilies.com/service-programs/child-care/competency-exams. Arrangements for student
testing and teacher proctoring should be coordinated through the local Training Coordinating Agency.