Infant and Toddler Provider - Individuals with Disabilities

A lead teacher in a preschool or day care setting is responsible for the academic and social-emotional growth and development of children in their care, who are usually toddlers and preschool aged children. Lead teachers work with parents, administrators, and other teachers to improve students' experience and meet teaching objectives. Additionally, lead teachers plan, evaluate, and improve the physical environment of the classroom to create opportunities that meet the changing needs of the developing child.

This program prepares students with learning differences or disabilities for roles as a lead teacher or assistant in a day care or preschool working with infants and young toddlers, building upon the work done for the 90-hour Maryland Child Care Certification. This track provides instruction that is multisensory, multimodal, and personalized, and that incorporates elements of universal design for learning. Classes are taught with a low student-teacher ratio to better meet the needs of individual learners.​​

Students entering this program should have a desire to work with young children, strong verbal communication skills​, strong interpersonal skills, and be able to give and take direction well. ​

Lead teacher jobs can be found with for-profit and non-profit organizations. Additional career information may be found in Career Coach: https://ccbcmd.lightcastcc.com/​

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