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Social Services & Education Pathway
You're passionate about improving others' lives—whether you're educating young minds, helping others get in shape, or observing human interaction, you can begin making a difference with our Social Services and Education Pathway.
At the completion of the Parenting Education Program, the successful student will be able to:
- Implement healthy, safe practices for young children
- Explain and apply early childhood development and developmentally appropriate practices/environments for young children within a context of social and cultural influences
- Apply strategies for working with children, within a culturally relevant, anti-bias approach in order to promote social-emotional competence
- Determine and utilize appropriate resources for family support, within a social, cultural and anti-bias framework
- Demonstrate an understanding of how children learn symbolically through play
Students enrolling in the PEP cooperative preschools must register online each quarter.
Eastside Co-op (360) 754-3938
Lacey Parent Co-op (360) 459-5297
Steamboat Island Co-op (360) 866-1819
Westside Co-op (360) 866-7383
About the Certificate
The Certificate of Achievement represent participation between parent(s)/care giver and age-appropriate child(ren) in parent education courses or co-ops. It is comprised of industry-based skill courses. No general education courses and no minimum level of English or math are required.
Quarter Plan
Search ScheduleChoose Course(s)
PEP100
3cr
General Parenting
Introduces general topics in Parenting Education including child development, environment, guidance and resources. Prerequisite: None.
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PEP101
2cr
Parenting Your Infant I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages birth to seven months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
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PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
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PEP103
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages thirteen to eighteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
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PEP104
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages eighteen to thirty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
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PEP105
2cr
Parenting Your 3-4 Year Old
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages thirty to fifty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
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PEP106
2cr
Parenting Children In Middle Years (5-10 Years)
Introduces child development, guidance, communication, environments and emotion coaching for the middle years of childhood (ages 5-10). Prerequisite: None.
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PEPC111
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
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PEPC114
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
Choose Course(s)
PEP100
3cr
General Parenting
Introduces general topics in Parenting Education including child development, environment, guidance and resources. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP101
2cr
Parenting Your Infant I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages birth to seven months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP103
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages thirteen to eighteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP104
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages eighteen to thirty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP105
2cr
Parenting Your 3-4 Year Old
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages thirty to fifty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP106
2cr
Parenting Children In Middle Years (5-10 Years)
Introduces child development, guidance, communication, environments and emotion coaching for the middle years of childhood (ages 5-10). Prerequisite: None.
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PEPC112
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
-OR-
PEPC115
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
Choose Course(s)
PEP100
3cr
General Parenting
Introduces general topics in Parenting Education including child development, environment, guidance and resources. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP101
2cr
Parenting Your Infant I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages birth to seven months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP103
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages thirteen to eighteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP104
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages eighteen to thirty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP105
2cr
Parenting Your 3-4 Year Old
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages thirty to fifty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP106
2cr
Parenting Children In Middle Years (5-10 Years)
Introduces child development, guidance, communication, environments and emotion coaching for the middle years of childhood (ages 5-10). Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEPC113
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
-OR-
PEPC116
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
Choose Course(s)
PEP100
3cr
General Parenting
Introduces general topics in Parenting Education including child development, environment, guidance and resources. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP101
2cr
Parenting Your Infant I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages birth to seven months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP102
2cr
Parenting Your Infant II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages seven to thirteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP103
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler I
Introduces child development, care, guidance, and encouraging environments for children ages thirteen to eighteen months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP104
2cr
Parenting Your Toddler II
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages eighteen to thirty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP105
2cr
Parenting Your 3-4 Year Old
Introduces child development, care and guidance, and encouraging environment for children ages thirty to fifty months. Course is designed for students and children in their care to attend class together. Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEP106
2cr
Parenting Children In Middle Years (5-10 Years)
Introduces child development, guidance, communication, environments and emotion coaching for the middle years of childhood (ages 5-10). Prerequisite: None.
-OR-
PEPC113
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.
-OR-
PEPC116
3cr
Parent Education
Provides seminars in child development, parenting skills and early childhood education. Applies knowledge in parent cooperative preschool laboratory with children ages 18 months-5 years. (Eastside Co-op, Lacey Parent Co-op, Steamboat Island Co-op, and Westside Co-op). Prerequisite: Child enrolled in affiliated parent cooperative preschool.