Child Care Provider/Assistant

Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

749th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
5
Colleges offer it
59
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
0
Women
59

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Southeastern Oklahoma State University19
Wayne State College12
Colorado Mesa University7
Average public university graduating class: 13 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Campbellsville University20
Curry College1
Average private university graduating class: 11 students.

O's Insights on Child Care Provider/Assistant

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 64% of graduates come from public universities.

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