Early Childhood Education Program
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM
Meet the requirements to become a qualified preschool teacher in the private sector!
Earn your Early Childhood Education Master Certificate or Your Early Childhood Education Certificate in Supervision and Administration
The School of Continuing Education's Early Childhood Education (ECE) program is the forerunner in quality vocational ECE teacher training. Our certificated curriculum is contemporary and approved by the State Department of Community Care Licensing, and exceeds the State training requirements for teachers and caregivers in licensed, proprietary infant, toddler, preschool and child daycare centers.

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ECE STUDENTS ACQUIRE JOBS!
Students with a School of Continuing Education ECE Master Certificate can get jobs in the private sector, including private preschool facilities, church preschools, Montessori and after-school care. The School of Continuing Education ECE program follows the State of California Community Care Licensing requirements in the areas of child development; child, family and community; or child, family and program/curriculum. All ECE classes are held on a trimester schedule of one night per week for 12 weeks, except for the summer session when classes meet twice a week for six weeks.

EARN YOUR MASTER CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION!

7 REQUIRED COURSES
Child Safety/Disaster Preparedness for Preschools
Developmental Readiness for the Preschooler
Early Childhood Development
Family Community Relationships
First Aid/CPR
Program Principles I
Program Principles II

3 ELECTIVE COURSES (offered ar various times)
Creative Experience
Infant Care for Caregivers I
Infant Care for Caregivers II
Literature
Music and Movement
Nutrition and Health of Young Children
Science and Math
Supervision/Administration

A SCHOOL OF CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENT CAN COMPLETE THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MASTER CERTIFICATE IN APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS!
EACH COURSE ONLY COSTS $10 (plus books/supplies)


For more information, please contact:
School of Continuing Education
Early Childhood Education Program
Martha Gutierrez, Interim Coordinator
714.779.8279 x214