20-hour Responsible Adult in Child Care Settings Course
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sep 17, 2019 - Oct 10, 2019
6:45 pm - 9:15 pm
Location
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
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Tuesdays & Thursdays from September 17th – October 10, 2019.
(Sep 17, 19, 24, 26, & Oct 1, 3, 8 & 10)
Description:
This course was developed by Westcoast to meet the requirement for 20 hours “Responsible Adult” training as stipulated by the Child Care Regulation. Through interactive sessions, it covers basic concepts about child development from birth to 12 years of age, child guidance, health, safety and nutrition and programming.
Employment possibilities:
- School Age Group Child Care (licensed).
- Occasional Child Care (licensed).
- As a replacement or a substitute/casual on call for Early Childhood Education Assistants in licensed group child care centres or preschools.
- Casual family drop-in programs, family child care assistants or other related positions.
- For more information read the Child Care Licensing Regulation at www.health.gov.bc.ca/ccf/child_care.html
Participants must:
- Be 19 years of age at the time of registration.
- Have Grade 8 English written and oral skills (or equivalent) to actively participate during class.
- Attend all sessions and hand in all open-book quizzes scoring at least 70% on each one in order to receive a certificate of completion. The first class is mandatory. The entire course builds on the first day and it is essential to the subsequent classes.
- This is a non-credit course (cannot be applied towards the completion of a degree).
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
Categories
- Child Growth and Development
- Child Health and Wellbeing
- Early Care and Education
- Service Partnership: Vancouver Early Years Partnership
- Service System: CCRR
Target Audience
Suitable for anyone starting their career in early care and learning.
Online
No
Professional Development Certificate
Yes
Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
20 hours
Registration Fee
$160 (workbook included)
Registration Space
FULL
Registration Contact Email
rng@wstcoast.org
Registration Contact Phone Number
604-709-5661 ext. 221
Registration Link
https://www.wstcoast.org/workshops/calendar/responsible-adult-child-care-settings-course-5?occurrenceID=505
Prerequisite(s)
Participants must be 19 years of age at the time of registration, have Grade 8 English written and oral skills (or equivalent) to actively participate during class.
Required Materials
Bring a 2-inch binder for your course materials.
Presenter(s)
Vesna Krcmar
Presenter Information
Vesna is an experienced facilitator and Early Childhood Educator, currently working as a Vancouver CCRR Child Care Services Consultant at Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre. She brings a rich background in working with 0-5 year old children in both family child care and group care settings and as a Westcoast’s facilitators for the 35-hour Introduction to Family Child Care Course and the 20-hour Responsible Adult in Child Care Settings.
Event Sponsors
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre