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Full-Time Career Choices | Human Services

Human Services

Infant & Toddler Care

This major prepares students who have completed the Master Teacher coursework to be licensed teachers in early care and education facilities responsible for the general supervision, development and education of infants and toddlers up to age three.  Instruction includes health and safety issues, infant and toddler development, and developing positive relationships with families.  Training occurs in a classroom/ laboratory setting as well as in a supervised practicum experience.

 

Career Major Length 1120 Hours
 
Course Title Hours

Early Care & Education Teacher Assistant

  • The Healthy & Safe Child
  • Introduction to Guidance
  • Child Development I
  • Orientation to Curriculum I
  • Nutrition for Young Children
  • Parent Involvement I
  • Inclusion I
  • Observation I
  • Professional Development I
  • Practicum I

525

Early Care & Education Master Teacher

  • Orientation To Curriculum II
  • Inclusion II
  • Child Guidance, Behavior & Classroom Management
  • Creative Arts
  • Cognitive/Social Skills
  • Child Development II
  • Curriculum Development & Program Planning
  • Observation II
  • Parent Involvement II
  • Professional Development II
  • Practicum II

525

Infant & Toddler Care

70


College Credit:

  • RSC - 11 credit hours available

Average Oklahoma Salary
$10/hour

Helpful Attributes and Abilities

  • Good physical and mental health
  • Patience and enthusiasm for working with children
  • Good human relations skills
  • Planning and organizational skills
  • Creative thinking skills
  • Reading and math skills at the 8th grade level or above

Who Can Enroll
Seniors & Adults

Prerequisites

  • TB test or chest x-ray
  • OSBI background check

Location
Springlake Campus
Child Care Training Center

3901 Martin Luther King Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73111

Financial Aid
Available for those who qualify

Student Organization
FCCLA-Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

Metro Tech Accreditations
Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education (OBCTE)
Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE)
North Central Association-Commission on Accreditation & School Improvement (NCA-CASI)


 

 

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