Show Child Care Center Helps Parents Students At by Mignon Morris Finally we feel like were we're part of the campus stated Elaine Christensen day care director of the e Child Care Center The Center located west of has been part of for approximately six years Five teachers and anda a few teaching aides help the center run smoothly The five teachers have Childhood Development Ass Associate Certificates It takes two years to get an anAS AS degree in early childhood development at The program c consists of 18 early childhood courses and four business courses listed in the schedule catalog The AS degree can be transferred to the University of Utah and Weber State where the student can take advanced courses and receive r BS degree in EARLY CHILDHOOD Dave Ballard technology division chair states that does not award an A. A AAS AS degree but hopes it will be awarded in the near future Ballard said that 20 newly declared majors have signed up for the new program and the students are required to train 45 hours with the teachers at the child care center According to Dave Ballard and Elaine Christensen the child care center willbe will willbe willbe be expanding has purchased the home south of the cent center r and awaits the Board of Regents to gra grant nt an approval Dave Ballard stated that only students may bring their children to the center Children must be between the ages of two through five There are two sources for funding the center First seven dollars is provided from student fees Second Second- the center receives a food allowance from the state The center serves a nutritionally balanced noon meal to the attending children According to Ballard Dale Smith is the only instructor at present Early childhood courses are taught in lock step After the students pass the first quarter they move onto the next quarter or next phase of the program Ballard stated that Smith will allow new students into the second quarter phase He said that it is easy for new students to catch up Ballard hopes that two instructors will be available next year Ballard and Christensen both state that any student progressing in the first three quarters of the program can become a teacher for the preschoolS pre w S' S S- S S' S S' S S' S IS' IS S. S S' S Sw S- S |