Early Care and Education
Program Type: Associate In Applied Science
Program Level: UG
Division: Business, Computing, & Social Science
Program Duration: 24 months
Program Contact: Elizabeth Crow
Time: Day
Program overview
Early Care and Education graduates will demonstrate, through authentic field assessment, professional dispositions of the field of Early Care and Education, realized in commitments to children, families, colleagues, and community; evidenced in the practices of (1) evidence-based practice and advocacy, (2) upholding ethical and other standards of the field, (3) respectful collaboration within a community of learners, (4) effective and prosocial verbal and written communication, (5) reflection and self-assessment for continuous learning, (6) critical thinking that seeks and considers multiple perspectives, (7) identifying and using professional and community resources, (8) leadership for positive change.
Entry Requirements
To see a list of entrance requirements for this program, please check the FDTC Course Catalog.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Use knowledge of child development and learning in context to create a caring community of learners.
- Engage in reciprocal partnerships with families and foster community connections.
- Observe, document, and assess children’s development and learning.
- Teach to enhance each child’s development and learning.
- Understand and use content areas to plan and implement an engaging curriculum designed to meet goals that are important and meaningful for children, families, and the community in the present as well as the future.
- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that early childhood educators need in order to make decisions that exemplify ethical, intentional, and reflective professional judgment and practice.