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About

NINET MORADI, BA, MA, is a published author who has about three decades of experience in early childhood education and special education. She has run her own childcare program and worked as an administrator of childcare centers with different philosophies, programs, and settings. She has helped several state-funded, for-profit, and nonprofit programs obtain licensing and launch high-quality programs.

Moradi has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in special education with a specialization in psychology. She holds a Child Development Director permit and certificates in Applied Behavior Analysis, Independent Facilitator for Self Determination Program for individuals with Special needs, Computerized Bookkeeping, Infant and Children’s Nutrition, Child Trauma, Crucial Conversations, CACFP, and Educational Therapy. She has volunteered as a court-appointed child advocate for many years and began teaching at UCSC Extension in 2014. She has served as chair of the Early Childhood Education: Supervision and Administration, Certificate Program Advisory Board since 2021 and as program chair for both ECE, Advanced Teacher and ECE Associate Teacher since 2025. She is a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, Phi Theta Kappa Academic Honor Society, Association of Educational Therapists, National Association for the Education of Young Children, and California Association for the Education of Young Children.

Ninet Moradi's courses currently open for enrollment

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Classroom

ECED.X318
$435
  • Live-Online Attend via Zoom at scheduled times.
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Wed, 04-01-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 04-08-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 04-15-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 04-22-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 04-29-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 05-06-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 05-13-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 05-20-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 05-27-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
Wed, 06-03-2026 6:00pm 9:00pm Live-Online REMOTE
 

Students may still enroll if they missed the 1st class session. However, they need to communicate with the instructor via Canvas and catch up on all missed work prior to the 2nd class meeting.

This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

ECE 11: Supervision and Administration of Early Childhood Centers, Part A

ECEA.X321
$690
  • Online Traditional Complete online with instructor-set deadlines.
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Tue, 04-07-2026 12:01am 12:02am Online Traditional ONLINE
Mon, 05-18-2026 11:58pm 11:59pm Online Traditional ONLINE
 

Online Traditional courses have a structured learning environment and fixed deadlines. This course is largely self-study with instructor guidance and includes online learning modules, assignments, and/or quizzes. All course materials and assignments will be available on Canvas, our learning management system.

For this section, student access begins on April 7 but you may enroll until April 21. All course work must be completed by 11:59 pm on May 18, 2026.

All course work must be completed by their fixed deadlines. Please note if a student enrolls on the start date or after, students will gain access to Canvas 1 hour from enrollment.

You'll be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials:
Please note, only 2 books are required for this course. In addition to Visionary Director by Margie Carter and Deb Curtis, you will need to choose one of the environmental rating scales. Please choose the appropriate booklet for your program. You only need to choose and obtain one of the environmental rating scales.

The Visionary Director, 3rd ed., Margie Carter, Deb Curtis, Redleaf Press, 2020, ISBN: 978-1605547282.

Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-3), Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer, Richard M. Clifford and Noreen Yazejian, Teachers College Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780807758670.

Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS-3), Thelma Harms, Debby Cryer, Richard M. Clifford and Noreen Yazejian, Teachers College Press, 2019, ISBN: 978-0807763018.

School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated (SACERS), Thelma Harms, Ellen Vineberg Jacobs, Donna Romano White, Teachers College Press, 2013. ISBN: 9780807755099.

Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3), Thelma Hams and Richard M. Clifford, Debby Crye, Teachers College Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780807755709.

ECE 12: Supervision and Administration of Early Childhood Centers, Part B

ECEA.X322
$690
  • Online Traditional Complete online with instructor-set deadlines.
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Tue, 05-19-2026 12:01am 12:02am Online Traditional ONLINE
Mon, 06-29-2026 11:58pm 11:59pm Online Traditional ONLINE
 

Online Traditional courses have a structured learning environment and fixed deadlines. This course is largely self-study with instructor guidance and includes online learning modules, assignments, and/or quizzes. All course materials and assignments will be available on Canvas, our learning management system.

For this section, student access begins on May 19 but students may enroll until June 2. All course work must be completed by 11:59 pm on June 29, 2026.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Text:
The Visionary Director, 3rd ed., Margie Carter and Deb Curtis, Redleaf Press, 2023. ISBN: 978-1605547282

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Prerequisites / Skills Needed

Prerequisites:

  • ECEA.X321: ECE 11: Supervision and Administration of Early Childhood Centers, Part A

ECE 4: The Young Child in the Family and Community

ECED.X304
$560
  • Online Traditional Complete online with instructor-set deadlines.
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Tue, 06-09-2026 12:01am 12:02am Online Traditional ONLINE
Tue, 09-08-2026 11:58pm 11:59pm Online Traditional ONLINE
 

Online Traditional courses have a structured learning environment and fixed deadlines. This course is largely self-study with instructor guidance and includes online learning modules, assignments, and/or quizzes. All course materials and assignments will be available on Canvas, our learning management system.

For this section, student access begins on June 9, but you may still enroll until July 14. All course work must be completed by 11:59 pm on September 8, 2026.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Text:
Child, Family, and Community, 7th ed., Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Pearson, 2016. ISBN: 9780134042275

ECE: Principles of Infant/Toddler Caregiving

ECED.X314
$435
  • Live-Online Attend via Zoom at scheduled times.
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Thu, 06-18-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 06-25-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 07-02-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 07-09-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 07-16-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 07-23-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 07-30-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 08-06-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 08-13-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
Thu, 08-20-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Live-Online REMOTE
 

This class is offered in an online synchronous format. Students are expected to log into this course via Canvas at the start time of scheduled meetings and participate via Zoom, for the duration of each scheduled class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.