Child Care Management Certificate (CT.ECDCM 70677)

The Child Care Management certificate program is designed to prepare graduates for administrative roles in child care settings. In addition to content about early childhood growth and development, the program contains several business related courses. People who would enjoy working in the office of a child care center may be interested in this program. Students enrolled in this program are subject to criminal background checks, processed through the SC State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Course ECD 102 contains a lab component of 24 hours. All lab courses require completed South Carolina Department of Social Services documentation.

Certificate Requirements

Required Core Subject Areas

ECD 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 102 - Growth and Development I Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 105 - Guidance-Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 108 - Family and Community Relations Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 109 - Administration and Supervision Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 135 - Health, Safety and Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 203 - Growth and Development II Credit Hours: 3 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
or
ENG 155 - Communications I Credit Hours: 3 *
MGT 120 - Small Business Management Credit Hours: 3 *
MGT 201 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3 *

Completion Plan

First Semester

ECD 108 - Family and Community Relations Credit Hours: 3 (recommended term: Summer ONLY) *
ECD 109 - Administration and Supervision Credit Hours: 3 (recommended term: Summer ONLY) *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (Transfer course) *
or
ENG 155 - Communications I Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 9 Credit Hours

Second Semester

ECD 102 - Growth and Development I Credit Hours: 3 (recommended term: Fall ONLY +Lab Course) *
ECD 105 - Guidance-Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3 (recommended term: Fall ONLY) *
MGT 120 - Small Business Management Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 9 Credit Hours

Third Semester

ECD 101 - Introduction to Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3 *
ECD 203 - Growth and Development II Credit Hours: 3 (recommended term: Spring ONLY) *
ECD 135 - Health, Safety and Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: Spring/Summer ONLY) *
MGT 201 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 30

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.

*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”