Day Program for High School Juniors and Seniors and Adults
This Early Childhood
Education program immerses each student in learning about the whole
child. High School and adult students practice teaching techniques
with the children in the laboratory preschool classes on campus called Tech
Tots. This program fulfills Florida Department of Children and
Families and Sarasota County child care training requirements.
The program focuses on broad
skills that stress understanding and demonstrate all of the following
elements in the early childhood education field...rules and regulations;
health, safety and nutrition; recognizing and reporting child abuse and
neglect, child growth and development; planning; communication; literacy;
guidance; planning and environmental issues.
Observation and supervised work experience with young children in a
preschool laboratory setting are an integral part of the program. It
is recommended that students obtain certification in infant/child CPR and
first aid.
To meet Florida's CDA/Equivalency status, a student must also receive
credit for 480 hours of direct work with children in a preschool laboratory
setting. CDA/E recipients are eligible for higher wage supervisory
positions in the child care community.
High School Juniors and Seniors...
Program Length: Students attend morning (7:25 to 10:10 a.m.)
or afternoon (11:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) for one or two years.
Entrance Dates: Students enter in August and can earn up to
4 credits per year towards graduation. Classes meet Monday through
Friday on a half-day basis.
How to Register: Contact your high school guidance counselor
or call SCTI at (941) 924-1365 ext. 62283.
Adult Students...
Program Length: The program is approximately six months or
600 hours long. Classes meet Monday through Friday from 7:20 a.m. to
1:20 p.m.
Entrance Requirements: A background check is required of all
students. Student competency in math, language, and reading is
pre-assessed. Required basic skills grade levels are: Reading (9),
Math (9), Language (9).
Entrance Dates: This program is open for enrollment
beginning each Quarter. (Click here
for dates.)
How to Register: Call an SCTI counselor at (941) 924-1365,
ext. 62283.
For information on state mandated requirements, visit the Department of
Children and Families Website at:
www.myflorida.com/childcare/training.
