GRCC uses the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Professional Standards as Student Learning Outcomes in Child Development coursework. These standards and their key elements are integrated and assessed in key assessments completed in Child Development courses.
NAEYC Professional Standards
- To promote child development and learning.
- To understand how to build family and community relationships.
- To use observation, documentation and assessment to support young children and families.
- To use developmentally effective teaching and learning approaches.
- To use content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum.
- Students will identify and conduct themselves as members of the early childhood profession.