Demonstrate an understanding of how the community in which a child lives influences development
Discover how the community a child grows up in shapes their development. Explore the crucial link between prenatal development and overall child development. Enhance your knowledge in early childhood education and child care centers by exploring this page.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
30 hours courses
5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify and understand the requirements of Child Care Subsidy (POC), Child and Adult Food Program, MSDE Child Care Credential, Tiered Reimbursement, and the Child Care Career and Professional Development Fund
- Demonstrate an understanding of how genetics and environment influence child growth and development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of prenatal development and its impact on child development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of content areas and how they are related to child development.
- Demonstrate and understand the importance of maintaining and developing professional and respectful relationships with parents, staff, community, and other stakeholders.
- Demonstrate understanding of the major and current approaches to theories of child development and learning
- Demonstrates an understanding of content areas and how they relate to child development
- Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and its influences on a child's social behavior.
- Demonstrate understanding of how culture and diversity influence growth and development
- Demonstrate understanding of developing strategies for involving parents in the child care setting.
- Demonstrates understanding of developing positive relationships with child care families
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