In this credential you will examine the unique aspects of family child care, with a strong emphasis on the National Association for Family Child Care Quality Standards through Child Care Education.
This program is also available in Spanish.
Learn to build a professional practice and develop a network of colleagues in the field through the Family Child Care Credential. This credential will provide continuing education and college credits and may elevate your YoungStar or QRIS ratings.
To earn your Family Child Care Credential, you will need to complete the following three-credit courses:
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This first course in the Family Child Care Credential examines the unique aspects of providing care and education in family child care settings. This introductory course is designed for family child care providers, or individuals seeking to become family child care providers. In this course, providers will fulfil the requirements for both Department of Children and Families entry level courses Fundamentals of Family Child Care and Introduction to the Child Care Profession. Through this course, providers will be introduced to important topics such as quality standards in family child care, health and wellness, child development, curriculum planning, guiding children's behavior, program wellness, and provider health and wellness. This course must be taken first in the Family Child Care Credential series and is aligned with the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards and the National Association for Family Child Care Quality Standards.
ECED 3200 | 3 undergrad credits/45 contact hours
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This course examines special topics relevant to the family child care setting. Topics include quality standards, professional development, ethics, marketing, advocacy, health and wellness practices, and family partnerships.
ECED 3210 | 3 undergrad credits/45 contact hours
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Develop knowledge of the principles of sound financial management and the ability to apply those principles to the financial planning and management of early childhood and family child care programs. NOTE: If you have completed the Administrator Credential, you will not have to take the Financial Management and Planning #3 course as part of your Family Child Care Credential.
ECED 4360 | 3 undergrad credits/45 contact hours
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During this course students will synthesize the unique aspects of family child care with a strong emphasis on the National Association for Family Child Care standards, the Early Learning Standards, Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, and the principles of sound financial management. Students will demonstrate the integration and application of specific concepts and skills of family child care including mixed-age curriculum, quality standards, professional development, community resources, health and wellness practices, family partnerships, and financial management. This capstone experience reflects the learner's knowledge of family child care through the development of a major project. The Capstone course is the last course students take prior to completing the Family Child Care Credential.
ECED 4400 | 3 undergrad credits/45 contact hours
Register
See the below options for what fits your status best:
New or inactive students: If you are taking classes with our program for the first time, or are returning to the program after one year or more has passed since you completed your last course, apply to UW-Platteville as a special non-degree student.
Active students: To register for one of the above courses please log in to PASS, select your semester/term, select the subject “Early Childhood Education” (ECED), and select your course. For more detailed instructions, see steps 4 and 5.
After you are admitted as a special student, you will be able to register for your courses each semester. Please check the academic calendar to keep informed of important deadlines.
Textbooks
You can review your textbooks and:
- Buy them online
- Buy them from a bookstore
- Check them out from your local library
- Check them out from the Wisconsin Child Care Information Center
Do you have questions? Are you ready to enroll?
Please reach out by email at eced@uwplatt.edu or call us at 608.342.1315.
