Childcare Leadership Bootcampers celebrated in ceremony

Guam Community College recognized seven individuals in a completion ceremony last Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Curriculum of the Childcare Bootcamp VI focused on the management of a childcare facility.

The bootcamp started in October 2023 and ended in January 2024. The seven completers are all currently employed.

Participants in this bootcamp completed a 15-week curriculum including Introduction to Exceptionalities, Childcare Management, Emergency Planning (by the Guam Fire Department), How to Start a Childcare Business, Heartsavers First Aid & CPR, Work Ethic, and WorkKeys.

“Congratulations to all of you,” said Dr. Mary A. Y. Okada, GCC president and CEO during the ceremony. “I know you will be very successful because our children need you. So, thank you (completers) for stepping up identifying this as a career and helping to make Guam a better place not just for us as employees and employers but also for the children that we are nurturing through this process.”

“Education does not only involve children, but also the educators,” Kimberly B. Pangelinan said in her student testimonial. “Early Childhood Educators are not only teachers they are also counselors, custodians, doctors, and many more. They provide a safe place for children to feel inspired and appreciated.”

GCC recognizes the Department of Public Health and Social Services, Guam Economic Development Authority, Guam Fire Department, and the Guam Department of Labor.

For more information on the Childcare bootcamp or any other bootcamps, call GCC’s Office of Continuing Education & Workforce Development at (671) 735-5640 ext. 54141 or email workforce@guamcc.edu. (PR)