Child Development and Early Childhood
Where child's play is serious business.
If you are interested in nurturing and facilitating the learning process for our future leaders and setting the right foundation for success in school, then join our Child Development and Early Childhood programs. We offer a variety of career specializations such as infants, toddlers, preschoolers, special needs and child development.
By joining our Child Development Program, you will learn the important role that child development professionals play in a child's life and in our community. Child development professionals care for children of working parents. They support a child's basic needs, create and evaluate developmentally appropriate environments, plan and implement activities that stimulate physical, emotional, intellectual and social growth. In our development classes you will learn the ages and stages of a child's development, practice how to observe and plan activities based on what the child needs and interested in. You will also learn how to help children explore their own interests, help children build friendships and self-esteem, respect each other's culture and language, and most importantly, learn through play.
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Child Development Professionals are employable in the following areas: teacher or director of child care centers, nursery schools, preschools, family child care homes, religious institutions and community agencies such as Head Start. They can own their own child care center, family child care home, or be a teacher's aide in the public school system.
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Department Chair
Veronica Rodriguez
Pecan P2-157
956-872-7265
Department Contact
Erika Garza
Pecan P2-148
956-872-2657
