This program adds an additional credential option to the ECE Initial Certificate. The certificate aligns with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families outdoor pre-school licensing. It will successfully meet state licensing requirements and processes to expand access to safe, high-quality childcare and education outdoors while eliminating racial disproportionalities.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the certificate, students will:
• Describe how children learn and develop through play and the role of play in early childhood programs
• Develop an awareness of early childhood environments based on best practices in early childhood education
• Observe, analyze, and compare early childhood program models
• Explain the importance of building a partnership with children’s families and describe how early childhood programs can work effectively with families from a variety of cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Identify developmentally appropriate problem-solving alternatives for guidance and discipline techniques used in family and classroom settings
• Describe the observation, assessment, and teaching cycle and apply this model when planning curriculum and activities for young children
• Describe the professional code of ethics for early care and education and demonstrate how the code can be applied to ethical dilemmas
• Describe the major historical figures and events in early childhood education and their impact on current issues and trends as well as advocacy
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