Lead Early Childhood Educator; AAS

BCCC’s Early Childhood Education program graduates are fully qualified for certification as directors or senior staff members of child‑care programs. Students can expand their job opportunities by earning a certificate in Special Education Assistant, in addition to the Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education.

The course of study includes theories of child development and programming for children, theoretical coursework, supervised field placement, and observation. Students are encouraged to develop their skills and techniques, for working with small groups of children in activities such as music, art, storytelling, science, and mathematics. Students learn to create and plan instruction based on individual and group needs and can work with different staff members and groups.

BCCC’s Early Childhood Education program is designed to offer several pathways in the field. A degree in Early Childhood Education provides the educational background for entrepreneurship as a family childcare provider, to teach and direct young children in early learning and preschool centers.

NOTE: ECE students who have taken ECE 112 (Child Growth and Development) and ECE 113 (Activities and Materials) are exempt from ECE 100 (Introduction to Child Development) only; they are required to enrolled in ECE 101. The prerequisites for ECE 101 is English 101.

• Family Child Care Provider
• Child Care Director
• Child Care Center Teacher/Director
• Before and After School Teacher
• Public School Paraprofessional
• Hospital Child Life Specialist Assistant

• Many students are recipients of the MSDE Child Care Career Professional Development Fund (CCCPDF) which provides books, fees, and tuition.
• Community Workforce Partnerships
• ECE students can pursue entry‑level positions in the childcare workforce after the first nine credits in the ECE course of study.

Every degree‑seeking student must complete the College’s General Education Requirements in addition to the requirements of his/her academic program. Through the College’s General Education Requirements, students acquire basic knowledge of the disciplines in the areas of arts and humanities, social and behavioral sciences, biological and physical sciences, mathematics, English composition, and computer literacy.

Darlene Godwin

Program Coordinator for Early Childhood

Liberty Campus, Main Building, Room 253I

(office)

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