{"id":3611,"date":"2024-09-26T09:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/?page_id=3611"},"modified":"2024-09-26T09:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T14:51:04","slug":"child-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/child-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BS degree in Child Development leads to a career working with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Through our courses students will learn to support the development and learning of young children. This path provides a variety of options in the early childhood field without having to acquire a teaching certification.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Available Funding <\/strong><b>&#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are several avenues of funding available to help paraprofessionals obtain their bachelor\u2019s degree (e.g., TEACH grant, United Way Success by 6, Grow Your Own).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Education courses must be passed at a C or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 4px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1104\" height=\"737\" alt=\"Teacher reading to young students\" title=\"ChildhoodDevelopment\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/ChildhoodDevelopment.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/ChildhoodDevelopment-200x134.png 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/ChildhoodDevelopment-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/ChildhoodDevelopment-600x401.png 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/ChildhoodDevelopment-800x534.png 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/09\/ChildhoodDevelopment.png 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">#accordion-3611-1 .fusion-panel:hover, #accordion-3611-1 .fusion-panel.hover{ background-color: #f9f9f9 } #accordion-3611-1 .fusion-panel { border-color:#cccccc; 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Consult with your academic advisor to create a plan and monitor it regularly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.missouriwestern.edu\/registrar\/ug\/EDU\/SP-BS-Child-Development.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.S. 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