Early Childhood Studies: Concentration in Care and Education

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 6Mapped preparation courses
• 6Scheduled Fall 2026
• 2With open seats reported
• 10Current sections

Sections offered at Foothill College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

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

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. CHLD 8Child, Family & CommunityOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
2. CHLD 86BPracticum Student Teaching in an Early Childhood ProgramOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
3. CHLD 50DInfant & Toddler Development & CareFull
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. CHLD 56NPrinciples & Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. CHLD 1Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early ChildhoodWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.
6. CHLD 2Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through AdolescenceWaitlist
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • No open seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what San Francisco State requires. Right: the Foothill College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• CAD 210

  Introduction to Applied Child and Adolescent Development

  • CHLD 2 + CHLD 1

    Child Growth & Development II: Middle Childhood through Adolescence · Child Growth & Development: Prenatal through Early Childhood

• CAD 260

  Children, Families, and Community: An Ecological Perspective

  • CHLD 8

    Child, Family & Community

• CAD 280

  Early Childhood Internship

  • CHLD 86B

    Practicum Student Teaching in an Early Childhood Program

• CAD 215

  Foundations in Early Childhood

  • CHLD 56N

    Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children

• CAD 223

  Infants, Toddlers, and Families

  • CHLD 50D

    Infant & Toddler Development & Care

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

De Anza College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the Foothill College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other San Francisco State majors from Foothill

• Philosophy: Concentration in Philosophy and LawFoothill → San Francisco State
• Biology: GeneralFoothill → San Francisco State
• HumanitiesFoothill → San Francisco State
• JapaneseFoothill → San Francisco State
• Theatre ArtsFoothill → San Francisco State
• Modern Jewish StudiesFoothill → San Francisco State
• Music, Concentration in Vocal PerformanceFoothill → San Francisco State
• Journalism: Concentration in Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyFoothill → San Francisco State

Common questions