Infant/Toddler Education
The Infant/Toddler Certificate is a specialized curriculum designed for child care teachers and providers, Head Start teachers and WVU students who want to obtain this specific body of knowledge and who need specific written recognition for their ability to work with young children birth through three years of age. The specific body of knowledge in infancy and the toddler years satisfies new state and federal mandates that teachers of very young children must have formal recognition of their training with infants and toddlers to obtain and/or maintain employment. There are 19 hours in the Infant/Toddler Certificate program. This CDFS certificate incorporates the West Virginia core knowledge and core competencies and the West Virginia Early Standards Framework: Infant/Toddler in order to include the most recent requirements set forth by WV agencies responsible for the birth-three years. The certificate is free standing or can be taken with a degree program.
Course Requirements: |
CDFS 110. Families Across the Life-Span. 3 Hr. |
Explores the physical, psychological, and cognitive developmental changes of individuals who are functioning in family systems that changes across the life span. (This is a requirement for anyone taking CDFS courses/programs) |
CDFS 211. Infant Development. 4 Hr. |
Developmental characteristics and environmental effects on the child during the prenatal period and the first two years with implications for guidance and care, includes practical experience working with children. |
Prerequisites: CDFS 110 |
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CDFS 430. Best Practices in PreK Movement. 3 Hr. |
| The course will prepare students to plan, develop and implement and appropriate structured movement program so children from infancy through five can be physically active and set the stage for lifelong physical activity (includes a practicum). |
Prerequisites: CDFS 110 |
CDFS 431 Infant Literacy and Language Development. 3 Hr |
This is a course in infant and toddler language and literacy development. There will be a focus on the development of language and literacy within the home and the childcare centers. Students will develop activities that will promote infant language and literacy development. |
Prerequisites: CDFS 110, CDFS 211 |
CDFS 432 Early Socio-emotional Growth and Development. 3Hr |
This is a course in infant and toddler social and emotional development. There will be a focus on the development of emotion and the development of relationship with caregivers and peers. Students will develop activities that will promote infant socio-emotional well being. |
Prerequisites: CDFS 110, CDFS 211 |
CDFS 491A Professional Field Experience – Infant, toddler(Community Internship) 3 Hr. |
Prearranged experiential learning program to be planned, supervised and evaluated for credit by faculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or private enterprise for professional competence development. |
For additional information contact Nancy Wolfe-Dilgard, CDFS Online Coordinator at 293-3345 or Nancy.Wolfe-Dilgard@mail.wvu.edu. To register for online courses, contact Extended Learning at 1-800-2Learn2 or email elearn@mail.wvu.edu.
Once courses are completed successfully - to obtain a certificate send transcript to: Bobbie Gibson Warash, Ed.D, 507 Allen Hall, PO Box 6122, WVU, Morgantown WV 26506-6122. Include name you want on your certificate and a mailing address.
