Early Childhood Education, Early Care and Education Certificate (727)
The Early Care and Education certificate provides students with an emphasis on the unique strengths and needs of children from birth through age 5 with particular focus to children and families that are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse. Students will study the comprehensive development of the young child, birth to five years, with a focus on understanding current brain research and best caregiving practices. The program is available for dual credit high school students, early childhood educators, parents, administrators, and health care professionals. The certificate is 14 credit hours, with all of the credit hours applying to the Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhoo