Program Description
The Child Care/Human Services Program prepares students to work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children. Students are also trained to assist the elderly and people with disabilities. This program provides an excellent opportunity for students interested in fields of education and social work. In cooperation with CCV, students are able to receive college level credit while participating in this program. The CTE Preschool is a Vermont licensed child care facility operated by students enrolled in this program. The Human Services Program is recognized by the State of Vermont Child Care Licensing Unit as a training program for Assistant Teachers and caregivers in state licensed child care facilities. Students completing the requirements will be certified.

Curriculum Components
• Introduction to careers in the Human Services field
• Working with younger children
• First aid and children's health
• Child abuse reporting
• Guiding children's safety
• Understanding children from birth to age two
• Development of two- and three-year olds
• Development of four- and five-year olds
• Behavior management and self esteem
• Evaluating child care facilities
• Guiding activities in science, music, art and movement experiences
• Introduction to the Reggio Approach to early childhood education
• Guiding social studies experiences
• Nutrition for a lifetime
• Teaching nutrition
• Literature for children
• Guiding children with special needs
• Job skills: resume, cover letters, interviewing
• Operating your own business - registered homes
• The problems of aging
• Working with older clients
• Activities for clients in an adult day program
• Working with clients with special needs
• Problems of adolescents
• Post secondary training in the Human Services field

Postsecondary Credits or Professional Certification Credentials Offered
Graduates who complete all the requirements receive certification as caregivers and may receive credit from CCV (9 credits for qualified students).
High School Credits Awarded:
• One Social Studies Credit
• One English Credit
• Four Elective Credits

Career Academy Opportunity and Rewards
Students in this program may apply for advanced standing in the U.S. Department of Labor's Child Care Apprenticeship program or pursue a college degree in education, social work, early childhood development or criminal justice.

Career Experiences
• Work-based Learning
• School-Work Cooperative Opportunities
• Apprenticeships

CC/HS Second Year Program
Qualified students are invited to apply to our apprenticeship program. Students involved in this program work at area child care facilities. This is a supervised work experience and students are expected to fulfill the planned course work at the center as well as complete a college level course. Students are paid by the employers for their time at the centers.

What's Next?
Students completing this program who are interested in pursuing a career in a related field may pursue an advanced college degree, a child care professional credential, or employment as an assistant preschool instructor.

Industry Partners
• CCV
• Vermont Nurses Association Adult Daycare Centers
• YMCA
• Wise Time
• EJ's Kids Klub
• Kids & Fitness Essex, Williston, South Burlington
• Kinderworks
• Early Years Child Development Center
• The Growing Place
• Nadeau's Playschool
• Hand in Hand
• Day & Dance Center
• Catamount Children's Center
• Child Care Resource

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