C D 90

About this course

This course expands upon a student's ability to work effectively with all children in early childhood programs and, more specifically, with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities and other special needs in inclusive environments. The focus will include theories, research, and practical applications of best practices from both the fields of Early Childhood Education and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education. Students will learn to design practical and effective intervention strategies for individual children with special needs within the context of natural environments and will learn to work in collaboration with IFSP/IEP teams. (This course meets NAEYC Standards 1a, 1c, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3d, 4b; CEC/DEC Standards CC3-K4, CCK-5, CC4-S1-6, EC4-S1-3, CC5-K3, CC5-S1-5; and NBPTS Standards 2 and 4; California Early Childhood Educator Competencies: Competency Area 7: Performance Areas: 1-4; California Interagency Coordination Council in Early Intervention, Early Intervention Assistant level competencies.)

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

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

Prerequisites

• C D D010G (or PSYC D010G)
• andC D 60Introduction to Children with Special Needs

Catalog wording: “C D D010G (or PSYC D010G) and C D D060.”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with C D 90. 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 53NCSUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS · Foothill