• THIS COURSE IS BEING REVISED ON NOVEMBER 25, 2025.
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Preschool Planning and Curriculum

To have a successful daycare/preschool, it is important for teachers to plan a curriculum that takes into consideration a personal teaching philosophy, student interests, and developmental needs of each aged child. Planning allows teachers to be intentional with what and how they teach children as well as creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere that is prepared and takes each individual’s needs into account.
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Course Information
CDA/NAEYC
training HOURS
2 training/clock hours
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CEU
0.2 CEUs
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TARGET AUDIENCE
Preschool
LEARNING OUTCOMES
  1. Outline how to develop a curriculum that considers personal philosophy, student interests, and developmental needs.
  2. Identify the benefits of lesson and curriculum planning for teachers.
  3. Identify the benefits of lesson and curriculum planning for children.
  4. Describe how to assess student needs.
Procare Solutions is an IACET accredited provider, meaning that you can earn CEUs for all Procare Professional Development courses!
This course counts towards the following CDA Core Competencies:
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5 - Managing an Effective Program Operation
This course counts towards the following NAEYC Standard(s):
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2 - Curriculum
6 - Staff Competencies, Preparation, and Support
10 - Leadership and Management
Course Information
CDA/NAEYC
training HOURS
2 training/clock hours
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CEU
0.2 CEUs
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TARGET AUDIENCE
Administration, Adults
LEARNING OUTCOMES
  1. Identify the learning needs of children ages 0-5 and the age appropriate skills the learner needs in order to move on to the next level.
  2. Plan a scope and sequence for a week of a unit of study and create a day lesson plan outlining the Objectives, Content, Learning Resources, Procedures, Remarks and Reflection for the day.
  3. Utilize a template to create a curriculum, including resources and strategies  for a classroom scenario of their choosing. 
Procare Solutions is an IACET accredited provider, meaning that you can earn CEUs for all Procare Professional Development courses!
This course counts towards the following CDA Core Competencies:
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7 - Observing and recording children’s behavior
This course counts towards the following NAEYC Standard(s):
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5 - Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum

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I think it was really helpful in rethinking how I do my lesson plans and reminded me to think in 'chunks'.
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I enjoyed this class more than i thought I would.
teacher, missouri
I learned a lot of useful information that I can apply to my classroom.
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