CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
The Child and Family Development Program offers students the opportunity to explore the world of children from conception to adolescence. The curriculum is designed to provide academic care and guidance of small children with emphasis on the importance and needs for early childhood education and day care of children.

This program is not to be confused with the Associate’s of Arts in Teaching Degree in the Liberal Arts Division that leads to the bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. See an advisor to discuss specific transfer issues and current articulation agreements.

Required Participation Criteria - Child and Family Development
1. All students must be in compliance with state personnel qualifications as stated in the Minimum Standards Rules for Licensed Child Care Centers §746.1103. These
requirements include:

• A current clear TB test;
• An acceptable criminal history and central registry background check;
• A Notarized Licensing Affidavit for Applicants for Employment form;
• Completion of 9-hour pre-service training (offered at the beginning of
each semester).

2. Must attend all Lab Orientation meetings each semester for all courses with required labs, if offered.

3. Must comply with all other Child and Family Development requirements as identified in the course syllabi and lab contract, or otherwise required by the instructor in writing.

4. In courses that require a lab component, the following guidelines will be followed
in regard to lab sites:

Student resides within a fifty (50) mile radius of Angelina College.

Student must conduct all labs at Mary Jo Gorden Child Development Center on Angelina College campus.

Student resides outside of a fifty (50) mile radius of Angelina College.

Student may conduct the lab requirements at an approved lab facility in his/her local area. All child care facilities or public/private schools must be licensed or accredited, as appropriate. Students may conduct all labs at Mary Jo Gorden Child Development Center on Angelina College campus.

* Students who live outside of the 50 mile radius, but attend at least one (1) course on the main AC campus during the week are REQUIRED to conduct all labs at Mary Jo Gorden Child Development Center on Angelina College campus.

Student working full-time, (at least 30 hours/wk) at a licensed child care center or accredited public or private school campus.

Student may conduct the lab experience at Mary Jo Gorden Child Development Center on Angelina College campus OR at their place of employment, provided that student has an immediate supervisor that agrees to provide feedback to Angelina College Child and Family instructors.