Infant/Toddler Level 3, Certificate
Certificate—27 credit hours
Curriculum Code 1473
This program prepares students for a career in early childhood education in the infant and toddlers field. It provides opportunities for students to build on the skills established in the Infant/Toddler Level 2 Certificate and to develop the additional necessary skills and theoretical practice to work in a variety of educational settings in schools, families, and communities from birth to age 4.
Gainful Employment Information
Required General Education Courses
9 credit hours as follows:
COM-101: This course is a prerequisite for
ECE-101. It is assumed that if the student has taken
COM-101 previously the student will take
ECE-101 during semester one.
Required Career Courses
12 credit hours as follows:
| ECE-101 | Introduction to Early Childhood | 3 |
| ECE-107 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
| ECE-202 | Growth and Development/Young Child | 3 |
| EDU-103 | Observation/Clinical Experience | 3 |
| - | (20 hours of observation) | |
Electives
Select 6 credit hours from the following:
| ECE-105 | Health, Safety and Nutrition | 3 |
| ECE-109 | Child, Family and Community | 3 |
| ECE-201 | Math, Science and Social Studies | 3 |
| ECE-205 | Curriculum-Early Childhood Programs | 3 |
| EDU-104 | Intro. to the Foundations of Reading | 3 |
| EDU-106 | Language Diversity in the Classroom | 3 |
| EDU-108 | Foundations of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| EDU-111 | Intro to the Exceptional Child | 3 |
| ASL-101 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| ASL-110 | Deaf Culture and History | 3 |
| ASL-114 | Fingerspelling and Numbers in ASL | 3 |
Other Requirements
One professional contribution in any area within the last five years – can be done in the ECE-107 Infant and Toddler Development.
Note:
Students who successfully complete the coursework for this certificate will be eligible to apply for IL ECE Credential-Level 3. See ilgateways.com/en/credentials.
Suggested Schedule
Semester 1 (15 credit hours)
| COM-101 | Composition I | 3 |
| ECE-202 | Growth and Development/Young Child | 3 |
| ECE-___ | Elective | 3 |
| EDU-103 | Observation/Clinical Experience | 3 |
| PSY-101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
Semester 2 (12 credit hours)
| MTH-102 | Mathematics for Paraprofessionals | 3 |
| OR- | | |
| MTH-121 | Math for Teachers I | 3 |
| - | | |
| ECE-101 | Introduction to Early Childhood | 3 |
| ECE-107 | Infant and Toddler Development | 3 |
| ECE-___ | Elective | 3 |