HDF 247 Preschool Child Development

1. Define development in terms of major theories and basic concepts; explain factors related to biological and environmental risk/resilience and their potential effect on early development. 
2. Describe physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development from 2 ½ to 6 years of age in both typically and atypically developing children. 
3. Describe relationship-based interventions and routines-based/embedded interventions in the context of inclusive early childhood settings. 
4. Observe and document growth and development in individual and/or group settings, and compare and contrast what is considered typical and atypical development in preschool aged children. 
5. Articulate the legal, ethical, social, and cultural issues impacting child development. 
6. Continue to identify with the early childhood profession and exhibit the attributes of a collaborative educational leader, including the acquisition of appropriate knowledge, skills, and dispositions. 

​​National Accreditation Standards 

Standards met with this course include National Association for the Education of Young Children Standards (NAEYC): 

1. Standard 1. Promoting Child Development and Learning 
2. Standard 2. Building Family and Community Relationships 
3. Standard 3. Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families 
4. Standard 4. Using Developmentally Effective Approaches 
5. Standard 6. Becoming a Professional 

• Principles of Development 
  • Biological impacts on development 
  • Environmental impacts on development 
• Typical and Atypical Physical Development 
• Typical and Atypical Intellectual Development 
• Typical and Atypical Social Development 
• Emotional Development