ProgramCIP 19.0709

Child Care Provider/Assistant

A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development, nutrition, recreation, planning and supervision of play and learning activities, child abuse and neglect prevention, parent-child relationships, and applicable legal and administrative requirements.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).