Florida Child Care Professional
Program Overview
Florida Child Care Professional Credential, (FCCPC) 9 credits
The Florida Child Care Professional Credential (FCCPC) is a DCF issued credential designed for students who are interested in working with children birth to age 5. Students will gain an understanding of how to work with each of these unique years of development. They will learn about developmentally appropriate classrooms and their responsibilities for providing these children a foundation on which to grow and continue developing.
Florida Child Care Professional Credential
100% online
courses
9 credits
to earn certificate
100% success
completion rate
Guided Pathway
Review the guided degree pathway where you will find a detailed plan for your courses and other requirements each semester that prepare you for graduation and your transfer goals.
Florida Child Care Professional Credential
What our graduates are doing now!
Graduates of this program have a variety of career position opportunities, including working with children in Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) and those of infant or toddler age. Students may also become Preschool Teachers after graduation.
STARTING SALARIES
Salaries begin at $11.65 per hour.
The Florida Child Care Professional Credential courses included are CHD 1220, EEC 1001, and EEC 2300.
Please note that these 9 hours cannot be combined with 9 hours of Personal Enrichment; they must consist of the approved DCF courses.
For more information, please refer to the EEC 1001-0I1: Introduction to Early Childhood Education syllabus.
Cost of Attendance
- CHD 1220 3 credits
- No textbook required
- EEC 1001 3 credits
- Copple, C., Bredekamp, S., & Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2011). Basics of developmentally appropriate practice: An introduction for teachers of infants & toddlers. Washington, D.C.: NAEYC.
- Copple, C. & Bredekamp, S. (2006). Basics of developmentally appropriate practice: An introduction for teachers of children 3 to 6. Washington, D.C.: NAEYC.
- Copple, C. & Bredekamp, S. (Eds.). (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs: Serving children from birth through age 8 (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: NAEYC.
- EEC 2300 3 credits
- Gronlund, G. (2014). Making early learning standards come alive 2nd ed.). St. Paul, MN: Red Leaf Press.
The Florida Child Care Professional Credential courses included are CHD 1220, EEC 1001, and EEC 2300.
Please note that these 9 hours cannot be combined with 9 hours of Personal Enrichment; they must consist of the approved DCF courses.
For more information, please refer to the EEC 1001-0I1: Introduction to Early Childhood Education syllabus.
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