About the Early Childhood Education Program
Illuminate the path for Early Learners
The first 5 years of a child’s life are fundamental in shaping their overall development. Illuminate the path for early learners by helping lay the foundation for lifelong learning and well-being.
The Early Childhood Education Certificate will equip you with 24 semester units (36 quarter units) of foundational knowledge and skills needed to support an inclusive environment for diverse young learners. Building from the ground up, you will acquire best practices relating to the CDE Foundations of Preschool Learning and how to incorporate age and developmentally appropriate curriculum. By providing children with a solid springboard, you will help ensure that they develop the social, emotional, creative and cognitive tools they need to be successful in school and life.
What you will learn:
- The biological, physical, social-emotional and cognitive development of children
- Developmentally Appropriate Practices that address cultural and developmental differences
- Methods for engaging and partnering with families and community to foster a collaborative relationship between home and school
- Language and literacy development and strategies for working with English learners
- Importance of play-based learning environments
- Positive behavior support
- Child observation and assessment
- Reflective teaching practices within a co-teaching model
Online
12 months
$4,000
excluding certificate fee
Certificate Guidelines
All candidates who wish to receive the Early Childhood Education Certificate are required to:
1. Complete the application for the Early Childhood Education certificate program
2. Pay the certificate fee
3. Complete all the required online courses with a grade of a "C" or better
4. Coursework must be completed within 5 years of beginning the program
EDUC 42408 Child Growth and Development and EDUC 42410 Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood are required prerequisites for all the other courses throughout the program. All courses must be completed prior to enrolling in EDUC 42416 Early Education Portfolio.
1. Complete the application for the Early Childhood Education certificate program
2. Pay the certificate fee
3. Complete all the required online courses with a grade of a "C" or better
4. Coursework must be completed within 5 years of beginning the program
EDUC 42408 Child Growth and Development and EDUC 42410 Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood are required prerequisites for all the other courses throughout the program. All courses must be completed prior to enrolling in EDUC 42416 Early Education Portfolio.
Conditions for Admission
This program is designed for:
1. Individuals preparing for a teaching role in an early childhood education setting
2. Teachers with a Multiple Subjects’ teaching credential who need to meet California Transitional Kindergarten (TK) requirements
3. Care providers seeking an in-depth understanding of their child’s development and how to best encourage growth through the various stages of early childhood
1. Individuals preparing for a teaching role in an early childhood education setting
2. Teachers with a Multiple Subjects’ teaching credential who need to meet California Transitional Kindergarten (TK) requirements
3. Care providers seeking an in-depth understanding of their child’s development and how to best encourage growth through the various stages of early childhood
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Classroom type:
Live Online
In-Person
Online
Hybrid
Child Growth and Development
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- $500.00
Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Early Childhood
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- $500.00
The Importance of Home, School and Community Collaboration
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- $500.00
Documenting, Observing and Assessing Learning of Young Children
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- $500.00
Language and Literacy for Young Learners
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- TBD
Positive Behavior Support for Young Learners
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- TBD
Intentional Teaching Practices in Early Childhood Settings
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- TBD
Early Education Portfolio
- Units
- 4.50
- Cost
- $500.00
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Advisory Board
Julia Bennett
Teacher Preparation and Support
San Diego Unified School District
Rochelle Carroll
Exective Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Chula Vista Elementary School District
Shana Cohen
Faculty Member
UC San Diego Education Studies
Cheryl Forbes
Regional Director
California Reading & Literature Project
Charmaine Lawson
Early Childhood Director
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District
Alison Wishard Guerra
Faculty Member
UC San Diego Education Studies
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