Early Childhood 教育 and 发展

The Early Childhood 教育 and 发展 (ECED) at 正规买球app排行-Penn谷 is recognized as a leader in providing comprehensive education for aspiring early childhood and 青年发展专业人员.

Early childhood education (ECE) focuses on nurturing and teaching children from birth 到八岁. ECE professionals create stimulating environments and learning opportunities to assist in the child's 发展.

Research shows that the first five years of a child's life are critical to long-term 发展. An early childhood educator participates in the foundation of the child's cognitive, physical, social, and emotional 发展.

ECEs are always needed, and their work can make a lasting impact on a child's life.

项目的亮点

• 都会社区学院 offers coursework toward the following:
  • 儿童发展协会(CDA) - 9学时
    • The CDA stacks into the certificate in early childhood and ultimately to the A.A.S. 幼儿期.
  • Early Childhood 教育 Certificate - 21学时
  • 青少年发展证书 - 24学时
  • Associate of Applied Science, Early Childhood 教育 and 发展 - 62至66学时
• Courses are offered in 8, 12, and 16 sessions, on-ground, hybrid, and online during the day, evenings, and weekends to accommodate our working student population.
• We have 8-week courses that begin at the start of the traditional semester and end at mid-term, and then a 2nd 8-week course offering that starts at mid-term and continues until the end of the traditional semester, allowing students to take more classes during the semester and meet their goals sooner.

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主动CDA的信用

Do you have an active CDA, or are you in the process of attaining one in the Early 儿童教育领域? If so, you can earn your ECED certificate or degree from 国外正规买球app官方版下载的速度比你想象的要快.

A CDA (Child 发展 Associate) is a nationally recognized certificate awarded by the Council for Professional Recognition. It consists of multiple components, including 480 hours teaching children in a classroom at the age you want to become certified in, an observation, the CDA exam, a portfolio review, and an application fee.

You can earn the CDA by taking 120 clock hours of documented professional 发展 或者九个小时的大学学分. 正规买球app排行 offers three courses that equal nine credit hours 走向CDA. These courses are ECED 101-Foundations of Early Childhood, ECED 110-Child Health, Safety and Nutrition, and ECED 112-Learning Environments.

For more information, visit The Council for Professional Recognition at CDACouncil.org. For information on scholarships to help pay for the CDA, visit frontlineeducation.com.

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职业生涯

Early childhood educators can work in many different settings. 取决于教育 attainment, one can be an assistant teacher, lead teacher, floater, administrator, director, para-professional, instructional coach, nanny, and more.

职业生涯 are found in the K-12 public school system, private centers, private schools, after-school programs, and home-based care.

访问 Occupational Information Network (O*NET) to view salary information, employment outlook and personal characteristics needed 对于这个职业.

按教育程度划分的职业道路

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