Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 12/8/2022
Program Description
Begin your career as an educator with the 15-credit-hour Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant program. This certificate provides you with foundational training in infant/toddler care and education. Youll take courses focused on areas such as child development; infant/toddler programs; principles of early childhood curriculum; and health, nutrition and safety. Additionally, youll get hands-on experience working with children at the Harper College Early Childhood Laboratory School, an on-site preschool, where youll train under the guidance of certified education professionals. Credit earned for this certificate can be applied to the Early Childhood Education A.A.S. Degree at Harper College.
https://www.harpercollege.edu/academics/education/early-childhood-education/infant-toddler-certificate.php
Established in 1992
CIP: 13-1209 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
Training Program Type
Vocational
Provider Information
Harper College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
ECE Illinois
Quality Assurance
- North Central Association
- Illinois Community College Board
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
16 Weeks ( 224.00 Hours / 15.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $2,003.00 |
| Books | $260.00 |
| Fees | $457.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $75.00 |
| Total Cost | $2,795.00 |
Financial Aid
- Institutional Scholarships
Application Procedure
WIOA and TAA students need to contact the Harper College Workforce Coordinator at (847) 925-6782 or WIOA@harpercollege.edu. A separate book voucher is required for Follett Bookstore #1341 on campus. Each semester, all Cook County WIOA sending agency case managers must supply the Harper College Workforce Coordinator with a Semester Training Schedule Approval Form that lists the courses the client will be taking that semester, and this must match the client's Harper Educational Plan. The maximum tuition and fees amount approved for this occupation is $5,000.
Entry Requirements:
- Prerequisites - Background check and CPR Basic Rescuer
- Other - All Credit seeking WIO customers must have ongoing counseling
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Night Classes
- Day Classes
- Online/E-Learning Instruction
Performance Data
Program: Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 12/8/2022
Program Description
Begin your career as an educator with the 15-credit-hour Infant/Toddler Teacher Assistant program. This certificate provides you with foundational training in infant/toddler care and education. Youll take courses focused on areas such as child development; infant/toddler programs; principles of early childhood curriculum; and health, nutrition and safety. Additionally, youll get hands-on experience working with children at the Harper College Early Childhood Laboratory School, an on-site preschool, where youll train under the guidance of certified education professionals. Credit earned for this certificate can be applied to the Early Childhood Education A.A.S. Degree at Harper College.
https://www.harpercollege.edu/academics/education/early-childhood-education/infant-toddler-certificate.php
Established in 1992
CIP: 13-1209 Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching.
Provider Information
Harper College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Education, Training, and Library Occupations
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
ECE Illinois
Quality Assurance
- North Central Association
- Illinois Community College Board
Education Information
Industry Recognized Certification
16 Weeks ( 224.00 Hours / 15.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $2,003.00 |
| Books | $260.00 |
| Fees | $457.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $75.00 |
| Total Cost | $2,795.00 |
Financial Aid
- Institutional Scholarships
Application Procedure
WIOA and TAA students need to contact the Harper College Workforce Coordinator at (847) 925-6782 or WIOA@harpercollege.edu. A separate book voucher is required for Follett Bookstore #1341 on campus. Each semester, all Cook County WIOA sending agency case managers must supply the Harper College Workforce Coordinator with a Semester Training Schedule Approval Form that lists the courses the client will be taking that semester, and this must match the client's Harper Educational Plan. The maximum tuition and fees amount approved for this occupation is $5,000.
Entry Requirements:
- Prerequisites - Background check and CPR Basic Rescuer
- Other - All Credit seeking WIO customers must have ongoing counseling
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Night Classes
- Day Classes
- Online/E-Learning Instruction