Early Childhood Education, One-Year Certificate
Program Description
The Early Childhood Education One-Year Certificate program prepares students to work as a teacher or aid with children age 0-6. Upon completion of the Early Childhood Education One-Year Certificate, students will achieve Step 8 on the Oregon Registry Steps for the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education.
Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the Early Childhood Education One Year Pathway Certificate will have the foundational knowledge to support their work towards:
- Structure healthy, respectful, supportive learning environments for young children based on assessment of child development
- Promote respectful, reciprocal, and supportive partnerships with families and the community that support, empower, and use family involvement in student development and learning.
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Implement effective assessments in partnership with families to appropriately assess each child based on individual needs.
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Apply developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate instructional strategies and tools to connect with children and families to positively influence each child’s development and learning.
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Develop curriculum designed to promote and assess meaningful, challenging, and comprehensive developmental learning outcomes for each child.
- Implement professional behavior reflective of ethical guidelines and practices associated with early childhood careers.
Career Considerations
Students in the One-Year ECE Certificate program receive education and experience to support their work in a variety of early childhood education and care settings. These settings include both public and private infant toddler centers, preschools, private kindergartens, and in-home care settings. Course work in this certificate and be applied to either the AAS or AS degrees. Our One-Year ECE certificate program focuses on seven crucial learning outcomes to help prepare students for working with young children and their families.
Program Course Requirements
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Term | Credits | |
| ECE 140 | Intro to Early Childhood Ed | 3 |
| ECE 230 | Health Safety and Nutrition | 3 |
| HDFS 225 | Child Development | 3 |
| FYE 100 | College Success | 2 |
| HDFS 228 | Exceptional Child | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Term | ||
| ECE 101 | ECE-Sem-Prac I | 3 |
| ECE 154 | Lit and Language for Children | 3 |
| HDFS 226 | Infant-Toddler Development | 3 |
| HDFS 240 | Contemporary American Family | 3 |
| PSY 130 | Understanding Child Behavior | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Term | ||
| ECE 102 | ECE-Sem-Prac II | 3 |
| ECE 150 | Creative Activities for Child | 3 |
| ECE 178 | Observing-Guiding Behavior | 3 |
| ECE 244 | Indiv Learning-Preschoolers | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| ECE 235 | Supporting Child Wellbeing 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Minimum Credits | 44 | |
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Course offered only Summer term