Prepare for a career as a childcare provider. In as little as nine months, get the
training needed to work in a childcare center or open your own childcare business.
Learn how to care for and support the needs of infants, toddlers, and preschool children.
Build skills to successfully operate a small business. Understand the Health Education
and licensing requirements to start your own childcare center.
Students must pass all of the following courses:
- VBUS 559: Business Practices in Family Childcare
- VBUS 590: Start a Small Business (Childcare)
- PRNT 558: Early Childhood & Development for Family & Childcare Providers
- PRNT 562: Health Education for Family Daycare Providers
Students must also pass one of the following courses:
- ESL 520: English for Work 2
- VBUS 400: Employability Skills
Participants must also:
- Be 18 years or older and living in California.