Program Details

Early Childhood Education
Western Technical College
A fun and rewarding career awaits you in early childhood education. In this role, you ll use play, art, music, language, and educational tools to help birth- to school-age children develop cognitively, physically, socially, and emotionally. Through a combination of classroom study and field experience in actual child care settings, you ll learn how to stimulate and nurture children of varying abilities and backgrounds, maintain a safe and healthy child care environment, and communicate effectively with families. You ll learn child development, curriculum planning, and managing behavior. The program also covers government mandates, reporting procedures, and regulations in the industry. Opportunities abound in this ever-growing field with positions available as professional nannies, in child care centers, as early childhood teachers and directors, or in schools as teacher assistants. Or, continue your education and earn a teaching degree. Show More

This program is offered

N/A - Applications are accepted at any time.
This program is the parent program of a pathway. It has an Embedded Technical Diploma within the pathway called Early Childhood Professional.
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