Human Development & Family Relations Program at SUNY Plattsburgh - Child Care Management (Study Option)

Child Care Management Study Option

Our Child Care Management Study Option Allows You To:

• Prepare for a career as a child-care center director, Head Start teacher, or as a professional working within youth-related human services agencies
• Participate in a twelve-credit supervised internship at a human service agency
• Minor in a related field such as psychology or business
• Learn from faculty that have strong commitments to quality instruction and advisement

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Human Development & Family Relations, Study Option in Child Care Management (57 credits)

The study option in child care management is the only four-year degree program of its kind in SUNY. It is designed for students who desire to become child-care center directors, Head Start teachers, or professionals working within youth-related human services agencies.

Course offerings include child development, infant/toddler program planning, preschool curriculum development, child-care administration, and parenting perspectives. This option also involves one semester of full-time field experience in a child care facility or other appropriate human service agency. In addition, study options within the human development & family relations major offer enough room to choose a minor in a related field, such as psychology or business.

Program Requirements

• View the child care management study option course curriculum. Note: this 745kB PDF file requires the latest version of Acrobat Reader, which is available as a free download.
• View human development & family relations course descriptions

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