C D 51A

About this course

The course demonstrates developmentally appropriate early childhood teaching competencies under guided supervision. Students will utilize practical classroom experiences to make connections between theory and practice, develop professional behaviors, and build a comprehensive understanding of children and families. Child-centered, play-oriented approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment; and knowledge of curriculum content areas will be emphasized as student teachers design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for all young children. (This course meets the NAEYC Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and NBPTS Standards 1 through 9.)

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• C D D010G (or PSYC D010G)
• andC D 12Child, Family and Community Interrelationships
• andC D 50Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children
• andC D 54Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs

Catalog wording: “C D D010G (or PSYC D010G), C D D012., C D D050. and C D D054.”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list C D 51A as a prerequisite.

• C D 51BAdvanced Student Teaching Practicum

Transfer pathways that use C D 51A

ASSIST maps C D 51A to a requirement in 18 published pathways from De Anza College.

• CHILD DEVELOPMENTDe Anza → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Child and Adolescent Development: Concentration in Community, Health and Social ServicesDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Care and EducationDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in PK-3 Integrated Teacher Education ProgramDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Pre-K to 3rd GradeDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Special Education Integrated Teacher Education ProgramDe Anza → San Francisco State
• Child and Adolescent Studies, B.S. - Early Childhood Education ConcentrationDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• Child DevelopmentDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Child and Family Science (B.S.)De Anza → CSU Fresno
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Early Childhood Teaching OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Integrated Teacher Education Program Education Specialist: Extensive Support Needs OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Integrated Teacher Education Program Education Specialist: Mild to Moderate Support Needs OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Multilingual Teaching OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - Non-Teaching OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. - PK-Grade 3 OptionDe Anza → Cal Poly Pomona
• Child DevelopmentDe Anza → CSU Los Angeles
• Child, Adolescent, and Family StudiesDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield
• Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies, BA - Antelope Valley CampusDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with C D 51A. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• CHLD 86BPRACTICUM STUDENT TEACHING IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM · Foothill