Child Care Development Specialist

Competency-based
ONET: 39-9011.00

2

Years

28

Skills

176h

Related instructions
Classroom instruction topics
  • Introduction to Apprenticeship – Michigan Works! Region 7B and Lil’ Sprouts
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
  • CPR / First Aid
  • Michigan Apprenticeship Readiness Certification
  • Sign Language for the Classroom
  • Build Protective Relationship with Family - CCEI963, CCEI1220, CCEI1210, CCEI1200, PROF103, SPN106, CCEI520, CCEI950, FAM101, SOC105, PROF106
  • Support Child Social & Emotional - SOC107, SOC106, SPN104, COG101, CHD105, CHD104, CCEI810, CCEI967, GUI102
  • Observed and Recorded Child’s Behavior - CHD110, SOC110, SOC101, GUI104, GUI108, GUI106, CPI Training
  • Advancing Child’s Physical and Intellectual Development - CUR121, CUR104, CUR126, CUR118, CUR113, CUR106, CUR124, CUR103, LIT100, LIT101, LIT102, CHD100
  • Manage Effective Program Operation - CUR120, CCEI3022, GUI107, GUI105, GUI100, GUI101
  • Maintain Commitment to Professionalism - PROF102, PROF104, PROF108, CCEI059T, PROF109, CCEI640, CCEI960
  • Planning a Safe and Healthy Environment - CCEI350, CUR102, NFS100, HLTH102, HLTH114, CCEI110A, CCEI112A, CCEI110B, CCEI119, CCEI900
  • Understanding Principals of Child Development and Learning - CUR125, CCEI891, CCEI670, CHD107, CHD106, CHD108, CCEI001, CUR105
On-the-job training
  • Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
    • Maintain a safe play environment.
    • Operate in-house day-care centers within businesses.
  • Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
    • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
    • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
    • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
  • Assist individuals with special needs.
    • Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped.
  • Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families
    • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
  • Clean tools or equipment
    • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
    • Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
  • Provide for basic needs of children.
    • Dress children and change diapers.
  • Maintain client information or service records.
    • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
  • Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.
    • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
  • Arrange items for use or display.
    • Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
  • Teach health or hygiene practices.
    • Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
  • Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
    • Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
    • Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
    • Help children with homework and school work.
  • Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
    • Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
  • Care for patients with mental illnesses.
    • Provide care for mentally disturbed, delinquent, or handicapped children.
  • Develop educational or training programs.
    • Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
  • Perform housekeeping duties.
    • Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
  • Prepare foods or meals.
    • Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
  • Develop daily schedules for children or families.
    • Regulate children's rest periods.
  • Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
    • Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
  • Perform human resources activities.
    • Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
  • Train service staff.
    • Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
  • Organize recreational activities or events.
    • Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
  • Accompany individuals or groups to activities.
    • Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.
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