Recipients of the Child Care Assistant (Enhanced Skills) credential have demonstrated concept proficiency and completed  the following tasks:

Student will demonstrate an understanding of licensing and legal requirements for a childcare facility:

1. Identify licensing agency for a childcare setting
2. Recognize laws and regulations that pertain to licensing

 
Student can comprehend the discriminating factors that parents look for in choosing childcare facilities:

3. List components of a quality child care setting (affectionate, nurturing adults; planned curriculum; parent involvement)
4. Discuss the importance of child-staff ratios

 
Student can demonstrate knowledge of safety on the job: 

5. Use safety precautions
6. Follow universal safety precautions
7. Display a safe attitude when working
8. Perform work in a safe manner without being told
9. Identify potential dangers and understands their consequences in independent work situations.
10. Identify possible safety hazards in and around the childcare setting, including playground safety and field trip safety.
11. Identify products to help promote safety.
12. Explain safe maintenance of toys, equipment, and materials

 
Student can keep necessary records associated with childcare facilities:

13. Identify record-keeping and clerical functions in a childcare setting
14. Monitor toddlers/infants

 
Student will describe health and illness situations and their appropriate management:

15. Identify symptoms, characteristics, and precautions of common childhood diseases
16. Explain the importance of sanitation practices
17. Identify symptoms of children who may be ill and provide appropriate care
18. Contact supervisor when first aid is needed
19. Participate in reviewing CPR training
20. Participate in reviewing emergency procedures training
21. Recognize proper handwashing techniques

 
 Student will be able to describe appropriate nutritional practices for infants and young children:

22. Develop an appropriate menu for meals and snacks
23. Feed infant or toddler

 
Student will describe language development in infants and young children:

24. Describe the sequence of language development

 
Student will demonstrate knowledge and skills related to story telling:

25. Describe guidelines for choosing appropriate literature at appropriate ages
26. Demonstrate effective storytelling techniques
27. Demonstrate correct social skills at all times

 
Student will demonstrate awareness of gross motor, fine motor, and sensory development stages:

28. Explain the stages of fine motor – gross motor development
29. Explain sensory development
30. Hold/lift/carry infants appropriately

 
Student will demonstrate knowledge and techniques for enhancing physical development through age-appropriate activities:

31. Select age-appropriate indoor and outdoor play equipment for physical development
32. Describe conditions that encourage physical development
33. List materials that encourage fine motor development in children
34. List materials that encourage large motor development in children
35. List materials that promote sensory development

 
Student will describe social and emotional development in infants and young children:

36. List and describe common emotions of children
37. Describe the child care worker’s role in identifying and effectively dealing with children’s emotions
38. Comfort a crying infant/toddler

 
Student will describe methods for building trust and security when working with children:

39. Identify techniques that aid children in building a sense of trust and security
40. Discuss the relationship of love and affection to emotional and social development
41. Hold/lift/carry infants appropriately

 
Student will demonstrate methods for providing positive guidance:

42. Describe supervision of children exhibiting problem behaviors
43. Comfort a crying infant/toddler
44. Interact appropriately with infants/toddlers
45. Describe how limits and rules should be set and managed
46. Put infant/toddler down for a nap

 
Student will demonstrate knowledge of social play and social skills in toddlers and young children:

47. Discuss care-giving techniques that develop social skills
48. Name the stages of social play

 
Student will describe learning theory and its application to children in a childcare setting:

49. Explain how children learn
50. Identify/describe the stages of creative development opportunities of pretend, role play and free play

 
Student will demonstrate knowledge and techniques for enhancing development of creativity:

51. Describe conditions that encourage children to learn (senses, concrete experience, play)
52. List strategies for promoting creativity
53. List materials and equipment that encourage children to role play
54. List materials and equipment that encourage children to explore in art
55. List materials and equipment that encourage children to explore and enjoy music
56. Describe equipment that promotes cognitive development
57. List materials and activities that encourage children to explore movement

 
Student will demonstrate knowledge and techniques for adapting curricular elements for children with special needs:

58. List available community resources to help care for special needs children
59. List basic rights of children with special needs
60. Describe how to adapt the learning environment to accommodate special needs

 
Student will demonstrate job search, job survival and life skills:

61. Completes a personal data sheet
62. Completes a job application
63. Conducts a job search
64. Prepares a resume
65. Prepares a cover letter
66. Demonstrates effective interview skills
67. Demonstrates effective job keeping skills
68. Demonstrates life skills

 
 Student demonstrates work ethics/employability skills:

69. Reports to work area and dresses appropriately for work.
70. Has all supplies needed to perform work
71. Starts work promptly
72. Asks instructor for assistance if needed.
73. Stays on task. (Does not abuse bathroom or water breaks)
74. Demonstrates correct social skills at all times.
75. Asks instructor for work assignment if necessary
76. Cleans up work area at the end of the period without being asked
77. Works cooperatively with others on group projects
78. Works independently after being assigned a task
79. Accepts constructive criticism
80. Notifies school/employer of absence or tardiness
81. Accepts and performs additional tasks willingly
82. List desirable employee traits

 

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