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Child Care Specialist

The Child Care Specialist program prepares students to serve as teacher’s aides and lead teachers in a variety of childcare facilities that serve infants, toddlers, and pre-school-age children.  Core concepts to be addressed include the developmental stages (physical, social, intellectual, and emotional) of infants, toddlers, and pre-school-aged children; legal and ethical considerations in child care; observing and recording children’s behavior, and building relationships with the children’s families and the community at large.

Associate of Applied Science
(or Technical Certificate)

$25,000– $35,000 per year

Below is a list of items Fort Hays Tech | Northwest’s Admissions Team will need prior to your acceptance into the Automotive Technology program.

  • A Fort Hays Tech | Northwest Application Completed and Submitted

  • High School or GED Transcript Submitted

  • (If Applicable) College Transcript Submitted

  • ACT or AccuPlacer Scores Submitted (AccuPlacer Testing can be scheduled on-site at the Northwest Tech campus)

Required items can be submitted in person at the Fort Hays Tech | Northwest campus, Via postal mail addressed to:
Fort Hays Tech | Northwest Admissions,1209 Harrison, Goodland, KS or through email communications with admissions@nwktc.edu.

New program since 2022.

GRADUATE PLACEMENT REPORT

Upon successful completion of the Child Care Specialist program, students will be able to:

  • Plan a safe and healthy learning environment for infants, toddlers, and pre-school-aged children
  • Advance children’s physical development
  • Advance children’s intellectual development
  • Advance children’s social development
  • Advance children’s emotional development
  • Implement strategies for building relationships with families and communities
  • Observe and record children’s behavior
  • Abide by principles of ethical conduct and professionalism, following local, state, and federal laws pertaining to child care.
  • Denise Juenemann. - Citizens Clubhouse Director, Colby, KS
  • Melanie Daise - USD 352, Curriculum and Instruction, Goodland, KS
  • Travis Rickford - LiveWell, KS
  • Missy Kuhlman - Head Start Goodland, KS
  • Allison Grice - ABC Preschool, St. Francis, KS
  • Brandi Spresser - USD 316 and Family Childcare Director, Selden, KS
  • Rhea Daise - Child Care Surveyor, Goodland, KS