CHILD DAY CARE MANAGEMENT

Career Outlook

Your New Career
Due to the growing number of families in which both parents work and the rise in single-parent homes, the demand is high for trained child day care professionals. Whether you choose to work in an established child care facility or open your own center, the Continuing Education Center Career School training can give you the skills you need to start the exciting career you've always wanted.

Career Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Labor expects more than 142,000 new jobs for child day care professionals through 2018!* That means plenty of job opportunities for people with the right skills. With training from the Continuing Education Center Career School, you’ll have the skills you need to enter this valuable and gratifying career field.

Earn your Career Diploma at home in as little as seven months by studying just an hour a day for your new career. You'll learn the important skills you need in Child Day Care Management, including:

• The relationship between guidance and discipline; applying your knowledge of child behavior and development; styles of adult-child interaction.
• Strategies for promoting a safe and healthy environment, including nutritional guidelines and management of accidents and injuries.
• The steps involved in starting your own child care facility — from assessing community needs and meeting federal licensing requirements to balancing the budget and managing staff.

* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Program Overview

Prepare for a career in Child Day Care Management — at home, at your own pace, with the Continuing Education Center.

Turn your love for children into an exciting career with the Continuing Education Center Child Day Care Management Program.

Train quickly and conveniently. Learn to:

• Organize educational activities
• Set up and maintain a clean, safe, and well-organized day child environment
• Introduce computers to children through play
• Understand the relationship between guidance and discipline
• Operate your own child day care facility

And you'll learn it all at home — no classroom needed! Get the latest information on licensing, accreditation and certification, working with parents, and financing and budgeting your child care center — exactly what you need to start your career in Child Day Care Management.

Start a satisfying, new career in the growing field of Child Day Care Management.
Demand for professional child care providers will increase nearly 11% through 2018.* As more and more parents search for reliable, quality child care, the need will continue to grow! That means career opportunity for you! With the right credentials you can work for an established day care center or start you own business.

State Licensing Requirements
State education requirements vary for Early Childhood Education professionals. The Continuing Education Center recommends you check with the licensing agency in your state for specific requirements. Also, a background check may be required for employment in child day care centers and schools.  

Contact the Continuing Education Center Today.
Find out more about the Continuing Education center's complete Child Day Care Management training that includes:

• All the books, lessons, equipment, and learning aids you need
• Storybooks, videos, charts, and checklists
• Unlimited instructional support
• Access to student services by website, phone, and mail

* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Program Outline

Instruction Sets
Your at-home learning program includes seven Instruction Sets designed to take you step by step through the techniques and skills you'll employ in your new career in Child Day Care Management.

Here's how it works
Your first Instruction Set will be sent to you as soon as your enrollment has been accepted. Other Instruction Sets will follow as you complete your exams, so that you will always have training materials to work with. You can earn your Career Diploma in as little as six months.

You will need access to a Microsoft® Windows®-based computer (running Windows Vista or later) and the Internet in order to complete your program with the Continuing Education Center.

Here is an overview of what you'll learn and the order in which you'll receive your learning materials:

Online Library and Librarian
Students in the Continuing Education Center have access to an online library for use during their studies. Students can use this library to do the required research in the courses they complete or can use it for general reference and links to valuable resources. The library contains helpful research assistance, articles, databases, books, and Web links. A librarian is available to answer questions on general research-related topics via email and to assist students in research activities during their studies with the Continuing Education Center.

State education requirements vary for Early Childhood Education professionals. The Continuing Education Center recommends you check with the licensing agency in your state for specific requirements.  Also, a background check may be required for employment in child day care centers and schools.  

We reserve the right to change program content and materials when it becomes necessary.