State Board Approval Date:	10/02/95
Implementation Date:	Fall 1996
Last Updated:	09/13/01

Early Childhood Program Administration, TCC

Table Of Contents

General Program Standards

Admission Requirements

Program Numbering

Program Course Consistency and Sequence

Program Course List

Admissions

All applicants must have postsecondary credentials, a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, or approval of the department chair.

Required Age:		21	High School Diploma or GED Required?	Yes
Minimum Test Scores
	Reading:	None
	Mathematics:	None
	Writing:	None
	Other	N/A

Program Structure

Statement

A Major Code of OGO1 and a CIP Code of 190708 are applied to the Early Childhood Program Administration TCC program

Explanatory Comment

Assignment of a statewide Major Code OGO1 and CIP Code 190708 to the program is the basis from which statewide programmatic consistency is developed.

Each degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the assigned Major Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.

Evaluative Criteria

Each authorized degree/diploma/certificate program is assigned a Major Program Code and a CIP Code.

Each degree/diploma/certificate program having a given Major Code is consistent with all other programs throughout the State which have the same Major Code.

Degree/diploma/certificate programs having multiple specializations are assigned a specialization Major Code for each option.

Program Course Consistency and Sequence

Statement

The Early Childhood Program Administration TCC program utilizes essential course components consistent with statewide program requirements. Specific course alphanumeric identification codes are assigned to each course.

Explanatory Comment

Programs are assigned an identical Major Code OGO1 and are consistent statewide. Each specific course is assigned an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as the statewide course identification code.

Evaluative Criteria

The Early Childhood Program Administration TCC program is assigned a Major Code of OGO1, and utilizes essential components designated for that program number statewide.

Program Title

Early Childhood Program Administration, TCC

Program Description

The purpose of the Early Childhood Program Administration Technical Certificate program is to provide the necessary skills to administer and manage a child-care business anywhere in Georgia, and to provide a career path for people working in the field who wish to move into administration.

Course Code	Course Name	Class Hours	D. Lab Hours	Lab/ OBI Hours	Weekly Contact Hours	Credit Hours
ECE 217	Day Care Administration	5	0	0	5	5
ECE 221	Child Care Facility Management	5	0	0	5	5
ECE 222	Child Care Personnel Management	5	0	0	5	5

Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) Final Exit Point

Early Childhood Program Administration

15 Minimum quarter hours credit required for graduation

Updated CIP: 05/16/06