Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	School Age Professional Certificate
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Education & Training

Note: This program is approved by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) as meeting the training requirements for school-age child care personnel, 65C-22.008, F.A.C.  The regulatory requirements that must be met to offer this program are included in the School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC) Program Guidelines.  These Guidelines and more information regarding requirements for this program can be found at http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/edu-training.stml.

Career Certificate Program	
Program Number	V200310	
CIP Number	0419070914	
Grade Level	30, 31	
Program Length	120 hours   	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Program Structure section.	
CTSO	N/A	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	Please see the CIP to SOC Crosswalk located at the link below.                            	
CTE Program Resources	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml  	
Basic Skills Level	N/A 	

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Education & Training career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Education & Training career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to school age skills and understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the child care industry; professionalism, out of school environments, physical and intellectual competence, family involvement, developmentally appropriate practices for school age children and program management.  

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of two occupational completion points.

This program is comprised of courses which have been assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in accordance with Section 1007.24 (1), F.S. Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3)(b), F.S.

To teach the courses listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the postsecondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	
A	HEV0112	Child Care Worker-School Age*	FAM CON SC 1
PRESCH ED L
PK PRIMARY H
PRIMARY ED @B
E CHILD ED @0
ESE K-12	40 hours*	
B	HEV0190	School Age Care Professional		80 hours	
* The 40-hour training module may differ per institution and pre-requisites may apply.  Please check with your LEA to ensure students are registering in correct courses and have met all local and DCF requirements.

Additional Teacher Certifications:  The certifications HME EC OCC and HOMEMAKING – issued prior to the 2014-15 school year – are acceptable for this program only if the instructor has a minimum of an Associate’s Degree, meets all current DCF trainer requirements and meets all district requirements (see 65C-22.003, F.A.C., trainer qualifications).

Note: This program requires students to obtain 480 hours of direct work experience with school-age children, of which 80 hours must be earned while enrolled in the program to be awarded the School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC). 

Regulated Programs

This program is approved by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) as meeting the training requirements for school-age child care personnel, 65C-22.008, F.A.C.  Students who complete all courses in this program and meet all requirements, including the 480-hour work experience requirement, can be awarded the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC) and will be eligible for a DCF Staff Credential.   The regulatory requirements that must be met to offer and teach this program are included in the School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC) Program Guidelines.  These Guidelines and more information regarding the requirements of this program can be found at http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/edu-training.stml.

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Child Care Worker-School Age* 
01.0	Identify rules and regulations which govern child care.
02.0	Plan, establish and maintain a safe, clean, and healthy learning environment.
03.0	Plan and implement food service and nutrition education.
04.0	Identify and report child abuse and neglect in accordance with state regulations.
05.0	Recognize developmentally appropriate methods of guidance.  
06.0	Exhibit skills in implementing developmentally appropriate practices for programs serving children from birth through age twelve, with emphasis on K – 5th grade.
07.0	Identify communication skills related to school age programs.
08.0	Identify and apply principles of child development typical and atypical (birth through age twelve).
09.0	Identify various observation and recording methods.
* The 40-hour training program may differ per institution and pre-requisites may apply.  Please check with your LEA to ensure students are registering in correct courses and have met all local and DCF requirements.

School Age Care Professional  
10.0	Demonstrate professionalism.
11.0	Provide a safe environment.
12.0	Provide and promote an environment that contributes to good health, physical fitness, and nutrition.
13.0	Use space, relationships, materials and routines as resources for constructing enriching environments.
14.0	Provide hands-on activities, experiences and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving.
15.0	Provide communication opportunities and support for school-age children to understand, acquire, and use verbal and nonverbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.
16.0	Provide opportunities that stimulate school age children to play with sound, rhythm, languages, materials, space, and ideas to express their creative abilities.
17.0	Provide physical and emotional security for each school-age child.
18.0	Provide opportunities for positive social interaction.
19.0	Provide a supportive environment for children to learn and practice appropriate and acceptable behavior in individual and group settings.
20.0	Establish and maintain family involvement in school-age activities.
21.0	Create a systematic and responsive approach to create a school-age program.
22.0	Create a portfolio.
23.0	Prepare a professional resource file.
01.0	

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	School Age Professional Certificate
Career Certificate Program Number:	V200310

The first course of this program covers the DCF 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training coursework.  This 40-hour training program may have pre-requisites and differ per institution.  Please check with your LEA and program director to ensure students are registering in correct courses and have met all local and DCF requirements/pre-requisites. To offer and teach the 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training, approval must be obtained from the local DCF Child Care Training Coordinators Agency and the instructor must meet the trainer requirements established by DCF.  Additionally, students must obtain 480 hours of direct work experience with school-age children, of which 80 hours must be earned while enrolled in this program to be awarded the School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC).  More information regarding the requirements for this program are included in the School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC) Program Guidelines at http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/edu-training.stml..

Course Number: HEV0112 
Occupational Completion Point: A 
Child Care Worker-School Age – 40 Hours	
01.0	Identify rules and regulations which govern child care.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Identify child care facilities that require licensing.	
01.02	Identify the major areas of child care standards.	
01.03	Identify the local licensing agency and its responsibilities.	
01.04	Identify local fire, safety, sanitation and health regulations.	
01.05	Identify minimum state standards for screening owners, operators, staff, and volunteers of child care centers.	
01.06	Identify current child-care issues and proposed laws and ordinances that govern state and local licensing and inspection of child care facilities.	
01.07	Identify information concerning child discipline in State Rule 65C-22.001-008, F.A.C.	
01.08	Demonstrate methods of compliance with rules and regulations governing child caregivers.	
01.09	Discuss professional ethics for the child and youth care field.	
02.0	Plan, establish and maintain a safe, clean, and healthy learning environment.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Identify characteristics of, plan and establish a safe, sanitary, healthy child care environment.	
02.02	Describe ways to assist children with personal hygiene routines.	
02.03	Develop a checklist for evaluations, safety, and sanitation features.	
02.04	Recognize potential safety and fire hazard problems and plan ways to prevent accidents.	
02.05	Demonstrate evacuation procedures.	
02.06	Identify characteristics of a healthy child.	
02.07	Recognize symptoms of childhood illness.	
02.08	Identify communicable diseases.	
02.09	Identify procedures for administering and documenting medication.	
02.10	Complete a medication permission form.	
02.11	Describe ways in which the spread of disease in school age settings can be prevented.	
02.12	Demonstrate responsibility for maintaining and organizing a safe and healthy facility.	
02.13	Identify and report maintenance and repair needs for equipment, tools, facilities, and toys.	
02.14	Identify proper procedures for transporting children.	
02.15	Demonstrate use of fire extinguishers.	
02.16	Practice universal precautions.	
02.17	Visualize and plan for emergency/disaster situations.	
02.18	Use appropriate telephone numbers in a simulated emergency situation.	
02.19	Identify the need and responsible use of equipment and supplies.	
02.20	Follow established procedures for reporting and documenting accidents/incidents.	
02.21	Discuss ways for children to develop positive attitudes and skills for daily routines.	
02.22	Practice environmentally sound procedures within the facility.	
02.23	List ways to make a playground safe.	
03.0	Plan and implement food service and nutrition education.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	Identify the nutritional needs of children; infants through school age (birth through age twelve).	
03.02	Identify, plan for, and assist with the preparation of nutritious snacks and meals for infants through school age children, with emphasis on K – 5th grade.	
03.03	Identify and practice safe and sanitary food service habits in assisting with mealtime routines.	
03.04	Demonstrate techniques to encourage positive food choices and good eating habits for toddlers through school age children and youth.	
03.05	Recognize age appropriate nutrition education activities.	
03.06	Recognize special food needs and/or food allergies.	
03.07	Use United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) most recent dietary guidelines (https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/) for planning nutritious meals.	
04.0	Identify and report child abuse and neglect in accordance with state regulations.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Describe physical abuse, physical neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional maltreatment as defined by Florida law.	
04.02	Identify the extent of the incidence of child maltreatment in the state and the nation.	
04.03	Identify the most common physical and behavioral indicators of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional maltreatment, and neglect.	
04.04	Identify the factors, multiple forces, and most common causes for child abuse and neglect.	
04.05	Identify the characteristics of abusers.	
04.06	Identify the impacts and effects of child abuse and neglect.	
04.07	Describe the legal requirement and protection of child-care workers in reporting suspected child abuse and neglect according to Florida law.	
04.08	Identify state and local guidelines and procedures for reporting child abuse and neglect.	
04.09	Demonstrate (in a simulation) reporting evidence of suspected child abuse and neglect.	
04.10	Identify local community resources that provide help for the abused and the abuser.	
05.0	Recognize developmentally appropriate methods of guidance.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Describe methods of direct and indirect guidance.	
05.02	Identify preventative measures of direct and indirect guidance.	
05.03	Demonstrate methods of direct and indirect guidance to include routines, transitions, and room arrangements.	
05.04	Identify acceptable and unacceptable methods of guiding behavior.	
05.05	Demonstrate effective, positive guidance techniques for guiding behavior.	
05.06	Demonstrate behavior toward children that is caring, non-abusive, and builds self-esteem and responsibility (ego-building).	
06.0	Exhibit skills in implementing developmentally appropriate practices for programs serving children from birth through age twelve, with emphasis on K – 5th grade.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Identify and demonstrate various methods of curriculum planning for young children.	
06.02	Define developmentally appropriate practices.	
06.03	Discuss the importance of learning through play.	
06.04	Describe learning centers used in developmentally appropriate environments.	
07.0	Identify communication skills related to school age programs.  The student will be able to:	
07.01	Identify effective communication skills used with children including interacting positively with each child and dialog with children as a group, using active listening, open-ended questioning, activities, and spontaneous experiences.	
07.02	Describe ways to promote positive interaction between the family, the child care center and community.	
08.0	Identify and apply principles of child development typical and atypical (birth through age twelve).  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Describe and exhibit the principles of development:  development is similar for all, development is continuous; development proceeds at different rates; development can be correlated.	
08.02	Describe the physical, social-emotional, cognitive, and language characteristics of children from birth through age twelve.	
08.03	Discuss circumstances and factors that put a child at risk for developing disabling conditions.	
09.0	Identify various observation and recording methods.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Identify observation techniques and methods used in a school age setting.	
09.02	Interpret and evaluate a child observation form.	
09.03	Observe, record, and report the behavior of children of various ages on an observation form.	
09.04	Discuss the importance of, and create a plan to maintain the confidentiality of child/family records.	
09.05	Differentiate between developmental screening, developmental assessment, developmental evaluation, and program evaluation.	
	
Course Number: HEV0190 
Occupational Completion Point: B 
School Age Care Professional – 80 Hours	
10.0	Demonstrate professionalism, ongoing professional growth, leadership and advocacy.  The student will be able to:	
10.01	Identify factors that aid professional growth of a school-age child care worker.	
10.02	Identify and use job-related school-age child care terminology.	
10.03	Identify and demonstrate effective communication skills to use with personnel and parents/guardians of school-age children.	
10.04	Identify opportunities for continuing education in the area of school-age care and develop a plan for professional development.	
10.05	Assess one’s attitude and performance in school-age care.	
10.06	Identify and demonstrate the exemplary behavior, and social skills needed as a role model for school-age children.	
10.07	Analyze legal issues and liability as they relate to a school-age child care worker.	
10.08	Demonstrate employability skills including a job search.	
10.09	Research professional organizations related to school age children care.	
11.0	Provide a safe environment.  The student will be able to:	
11.01	Follow Florida safety regulations designed to keep school age children and youth safe.	
11.02	Conduct safety checks, in-door and out.	
11.03	Remove or repair unsafe items.	
11.04	Create a safe environment for school age program including traffic patterns, quiet and active play areas, sign-in areas.	
11.05	Create a daily schedule that provides time for active and quiet play.	
11.06	Conduct safety training with children including their input into rules.	
11.07	Recognize and ensure appropriate staff to child ratios and group sizes.	
11.08	Explain rules and procedures for sports and activities.	
11.09	Create and carry out an emergency plan for accidents, injuries, illness, fire and weather-related acts.	
11.10	Create and carry out a plan for children's safety during field trips.	
11.11	Prepare and demonstrate the proper use of a first aid kit.	
11.12	Create an emergency phone list.	
12.0	Provide and promote an environment that contributes to good health, physical fitness, and nutrition.  The student will be able to:	
12.01	Follow Florida Child Care regulations that address health, sanitation, and food handling practices.	
12.02	Model and teach habits that promote good health, physical fitness, and nutrition.	
12.03	Create a supply list that helps children practice healthy habits.	
12.04	Act to detect and prevent maltreatment of children.	
12.05	Ensure high standard of cleanliness and sanitation of facility.	
12.06	Create plan to deal with medical emergencies or illness.	
12.07	Provide healthful, nutritious and pleasant snack food experiences for school age children.	
12.08	Create a list of resources on health and hygiene, such as magazines, books, pamphlets, internet sites, and guest health professionals.	
13.0	Use space, relationships, materials and routines as resources for constructing enriching environments.  The student will be able to:	
13.01	Create a variety of well-equipped, inviting, and responsive interest areas.	
13.02	Separate interest areas so that simultaneous activities can occur.	
13.03	Plan interest areas and resources for quiet and noisy activities.	
13.04	Plan designated spaces for age appropriate activities.	
13.05	Gain children's input and ideas for arranging the environment.	
13.06	Adapt the environment to support children and youth with special needs.	
13.07	Plan for materials that reflect diversity, show no bias, meet a wide range of skills, build on interests of children and allow the children to be successful.	
13.08	Create transitions for children to move from one activity to another.	
13.09	Observe and interact with children to determine their interest.	
13.10	Establish a plan which coordinates with other programs that share the school age program space.	
14.0	Provide hands-on activities, experiences and opportunities that encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving.  The student will be able to:	
14.01	Create an environment where learning means fun.	
14.02	Encourage children to be in charge of their own learning.	
14.03	Encourage children to develop their inter-personal and intra-personal intelligences.	
14.04	Encourage children to explore adult skills to make and produce items or talents.	
14.05	Incorporate literacy strategies into planned activities.	
14.06	Help students achieve balance between academic needs and other developmental needs.	
14.07	Expose children to experiences involving new information, ideas and concepts appropriate to school age children.	
15.0	Provide communication opportunities and support for school-age children to understand, acquire, and use verbal and nonverbal means of communicating thoughts and feelings.  The student will be able to:	
15.01	Model positive communication skills.	
15.02	Provide materials that encourage language development.	
15.03	Provide opportunities for children to develop and use communication skills in all program activities.	
15.04	Ask open-ended questions.	
15.05	Observe children's nonverbal cues to create communication with children.	
15.06	Introduce complex communication skills such as assertiveness, conflict resolution and refusal skills.	
16.0	Provide opportunities that stimulate school-age children to play with sound, rhythm, languages, materials, space, and ideas to express their creative abilities.  The student will be able to:	
16.01	Model and offer enthusiastic leadership for creative thinking projects.	
16.02	Create an environment that encourages inventiveness.	
16.03	Provide daily schedule which allows children to make plans and carry them out.	
16.04	Introduce new, creative processes, ideas and activities to children.	
17.0	Provide physical and emotional security for each school-age child.  The student will be able to:	
17.01	Respect the individuality of children.	
17.02	Provide opportunities for children to learn about and appreciate a variety of cultures and ethnic groups.	
17.03	Provide opportunities for children to experience success and acknowledge their own progress.	
17.04	Provide opportunities for children to solve their own problems.	
17.05	Provide children with opportunities that help them learn positive social values.	
18.0	Provide opportunities for positive social interaction and group experiences.  The student will be able to:	
18.01	Model positive ways to interact with other people of all ages.	
18.02	Use strategies to help children develop and practice the skills to get along with others.	
18.03	Use strategies to help children develop conflict management skills.	
18.04	Help children build a sense of community among staff and children	
18.05	Plan activities that offer opportunities for children to be involved in their communities.	
19.0	Provide a supportive environment for children to learn and practice appropriate and acceptable behavior in individual and group settings.  The student will be able to:	
19.01	Create an environment of mutual respect.	
19.02	Guide children's behavior in a positive manner using a variety of guidance methods.	
19.03	Use problem solving and problem prevention methods.	
19.04	Follow a daily schedule that allows children freedom within the structure.	
19.05	Communicate discipline policies clearly.	
20.0	Establish and maintain family involvement in school–age activities.  The student will be able to:	
20.01	Demonstrate respect for families and their input.	
20.02	Develop a system of regular communication with parents and families.	
20.03	Provide families with program information and activities.	
20.04	Provide families with developmentally appropriate activities for school-age children.	
20.05	Encourage parent/family involvement in care activities.	
20.06	Work constructively with parents to resolve behavior issues.	
20.07	Serve as a family resource.	
21.0	Create a systematic and responsive approach to create a school-age program.  The student will be able to:	
21.01	Engage parents and families in developing program.	
21.02	Work with staff to ensure program excellence.	
21.03	Develop a responsive high-quality program.	
21.04	Explain program policies.	
21.05	Manage business operations.	
21.06	Work cooperatively and appropriately with volunteers and community partners.	
22.0	Create a portfolio.  The student will be able to:	
22.01	Write a 300-word autobiographical statement which describes you as a person (your past, reasons for choosing to work with school age children, interests, hobbies, future plans)	
22.02	Write a 300-word description of the school-age program (goals and philosophy of the program; description of children student is working with; weekly activity schedule).	
22.03	Prepare 3 written entries for each of the functional areas: professionalism, safety, health, out of school environments, physical competence, cognitive competence, communication, creativity, development of self, social development, guidance, productive relationships with families, and operational program management.	
23.0	Prepare a Professional Resource File.  The student will be able to prepare a resource file which includes the following:    	
23.01	A copy of the Florida regulations appropriate for modality of care.	
23.02	A list of 3 outside agencies involved in improving the quality of care for school-age children.	
23.03	Brochures and membership information for a minimum of two professional associations.	
23.04	Name and contact information of community agencies that provide resources for children with disabling conditions.	
23.05	Description of a workshop you attended in the past year.	
23.06	Reporting procedures for suspected child abuse.	
23.07	Description of appropriate procedures for handling a child who receives a head injury after falling from a playground structure.	
23.08	Sample of a day's menu with nutrient analysis.	
23.09	Four songs - two from other cultures.	
23.10	Three art activities, listing all materials and how children are expected to use them.	
23.11	Two gross motor skill activities appropriate for 5-7, 8-10 and 10-12 year olds.	
23.12	Titles, Authors, publishers, copyright dates and brief synopsis of two books suitable for school-age children that support gender identity, deal with the reproductive process, and separation, divorce, remarriage or blended families.	
23.13	Copy of the facility's rules developed with input from children.	
23.14	List of five ways the school-age program helps children develop friendships and increase social skills.	
23.15	List of five ways parental support is provided within the program.	
23.16	List of five activities in which parents can participate.	
23.17	List of 5 places in the local area for field trips (include purpose of selecting location, contact person/information, transportation arrangements, how the trip enhances an activity plan, sample parental permission form, and 3-5 essential items needed on a field trip).	
23.18	List of contact information for outreach agencies that support school-age programs.	
23.19	Daily schedule including time blocks, activities and age groupings.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

This program is approved by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) as meeting the training requirements for school-age child care personnel, 65C-22.008, F.A.C.  The regulatory requirements that must be met to offer this program are included in the School Age Professional Certificate (SAPC) Program Guidelines.  These Guidelines and more information regarding requirements for this program can be found at http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/edu-training.stml.

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.