Child Care
Do you?
  • Enjoy working with Children?
  • Want a career in helping children learn?
Are you?
  • Sensative?
  • Enthusiastic?
  • Mature?

Child Care is for you!

If you answered yes to the above then you may want to consider a rewarding career in Child Care. Discover the learning opportunities, learn the principles of child growth and development and techniques. Emphasis is placed on activity planning, child management, and working as a member of a child care team.

Prepare For A Career As:
  • Child Care Worker/Instructor
  • Preschool Teacher
  • Child Care Manager/Administrator
  • Child Care Attendant/Aide
  • Teacher Aide/Educational Assistant
  • Special Needs Assistant
  • Elementary Education Teacher

Plan and implement activities while working with children in local child care centers and elementary schools. Learn procedures related to the operation of a child care facility.

Career Opportunities
Immediately after HighSchool
  • Nanny
Associate Degree
  • Pre-school lead teacher
After High School with CDA Certification
  • Lead teacher at Day Care Facility
  • Day Care Director
Bachelors Degree
  • Lead teacher
  • Day Care Director
  • Elementary Teacher
Recommendations for Post Secondary Training
Black Hawk College
6600 34th Avenue
Moline, IL 61265
Black Hawk College and Western Illinois University 2 & 2 Program
Suggested Course Sequence for Child Care
 

1st semester

2nd semester

Freshman
Year
  • English I
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Physical Education
  • Intro to Family and Consumer Sciences*
  • Economics*
  • English 1
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Health*
  • Economics*
Sophomore
Year
  • English 2
  • Geometry
  • World History
  • Physical Education
  • Child Development*
  • English 2
  • Mathematics
  • World History
  • Driver Education
  • Child Development*
Junior
Year
  • English 3
  • US History
  • Physical Ed
  • Parenting*
  • Vocational Child Care I*
  • English 3
  • US History
  • Physical Ed
  • Family Living*
  • Vocational Child Care I*
Senior
Year
  • English 4
  • US Government
  • Physical Ed
  • Vocational Child Care II*
  • English 4
  • Consumer Education
  • Physical Ed
  • Vocational Child Care II*
Vocational Child Care
*Suggested electives