Early Childhood Development
Program Type: Diploma in Applied Science
Program Level: UG
Division: Business, Computing, & Social Science
Program Duration: 14 months
Program Contact: Elizabeth Crow
Credit Requirement: 42
Time: Day
Program overview
Early childhood and child-care workers are employed in private and public centers, school systems, community and state agencies, as well as religious institutions. Early childhood and child-care workers nurture and teach preschool children in centers designed for childcare. These workers play an important role in a child's development by caring for the child when the primary caregivers are at work or away for other reasons. They instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, emotional, and intellectual growth. This is accomplished by planning for individual and group activities that include small group lessons, one-on-one instruction, and play. The Early Childhood Development program is designed to prepare students to work with young children. Although elective credit may be given for some completed ECD coursework, the coursework in its entirety is not transferrable to a four-year institution.
Courses Required
- Choose an option
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.
- 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.