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Infant/Toddler Child Care Specialist

Central Georgia Technical College

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Prepares students for a job as manager of a childcare learning center or a group day care center. The program emphasizes child growth and development and management and administration issues involved in managing a child care center. Graduates have qualifications to be employed in early care and education settings including child care centers, Head Start, and Georgia Pre-K programs.

Format

In-Person

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  • Georgia

    Georgia

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

MonitoringService OrientationSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingCoordinationReading Comprehension

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingPublic Safety and SecurityPsychology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningFar VisionSpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionFluency of IdeasInductive Reasoning

Tasks

  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issu

Technology

Computer based training softwareProject management softwareOffice suite softwareWord processing softwareMulti-media educational software

Tools

AlarmsBaby bottlesChild car safety seatsClimbing structuresDesktop computersDryersEducational toysEmergency first aid kitsFire extingushersKitchen stovesLaptop computersMedicine dosing syringesMicrowave ovensMobile telephonesPassenger cars

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium39-9011.00Childcare Workerstitle_inference$32,050 median$44,560 top-2.94%-2,920
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • A small group of children (8-12) for blocks of the day — lead activities without lead-caregiver presence.
  • Lesson-plan activities — execute reliably across art, language, gross-motor, and music blocks.
  • Behavior guidance (redirection, positive reinforcement, scaffolded conflict resolution) — apply consistently.
  • Family communications at drop-off and pickup — handle routine updates and route concerns to the lead.
  • Common medical events (head bumps, allergic reactions, asthma) — recognize and respond per protocol.
  • Lesson-plan input and activity prep — contribute to the team's weekly plan.
  • Newer assistants and substitutes — orient on routines and class-specific needs.
  • Health-and-safety inspections — prepare the classroom on routine cycles.
  • Developmental observations on individual children — document accurately for the lead caregiver.
  • Naptime coverage solo — manage the classroom safely during the rest period.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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