Courses in child care deal with topics such as how to discipline a child; health and nutrition; physical, mental and emotional development; special-needs children; child psychology; multicultural education; child guidance; working with parents and educational practices. The coursework also includes a practicum so that students will have experience in how to deal with children professionally.
You can take opt to take individual courses at a community college, a seminar, a community center or privately. You can also get an associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in child development. Some of the majors can include early childhood education, organizational management, health care studies, social services and welfare management, child psychology and sociology.
The employment for child care graduates is projected to increase moderately between 2008 and 2018. It is estimated that jobs will grow by 15 percent. Jobs at day care centers will become more abundant because there will be an increase in the number of parents sending children to them due to increasing work pressures. As of 2008, the average hourly wage for a childcare worker was $11.32, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Graduates of child care courses can find careers in as a preschool teacher, a teacher's assistant, child care workers and family child care providers. Other jobs can include education administrator, office and administrative support workers and bus drivers.