Major: Child Care Management
Most parents and other guardians can’t be there for kids 24/7. They rely on some form of child care, counting on it to be nurturing and safe.
If you major in child care management, you’ll learn how to run day care centers, preschools, and other child care services that bring out the best in kids. Your classes will cover a wide range of topics, including child psychology, theories of education, children’s health issues, and business management.
Students of child care management prepare to manage child care services.
“I think you have to have a little bit of the kid in you. There's a lot of creativity involved because you're always coming up with something new to do. ”
Lynne, Day Care Owner and Operator
Are You Ready To...?
- Get hands-on experience with children in day care centers, preschools, and similar settings
- Learn the best methods for disciplining children
- Learn how to spot signs of child abuse and what to do when you find them
- Read about laws governing child care
- Study bookkeeping, budgeting, and other topics of business management
It Helps to Be...
Someone with both a love of children and a head for business.
College Checklist
- Does the program emphasize a certain type of child care service?
- Will you earn the credentials you need to provide child care in your locality?
- Will the program help you prepare to open your own center someday?
- What child care experience do professors have?
- What internship and other hands-on learning opportunities will you be able to choose from?
- How big a part of the program is devoted to hands-on learning?
- Will the program help you find work after graduation?
“Try to get as much experience working with children as [you] can. I was a camp counselor one summer when I was just out of high school. ”
Lynne, Day Care Owner and Operator
Course Spotlight
In a course on child development, you’ll study theories about how children grow and change, from before they’re born through adolescence. You’ll examine how children develop emotionally, physically, socially, and mentally.
Subjects covered include heredity, prenatal development, and language aquisition. You’ll also explore the effects of environment on children’s growth.
