Early Childhood Education - Kennebec Valley Community College

Early Childhood Education from Kennebec Valley Community College is a Campus Associate Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. DESCRIPTION The Education Program consists of Early Childhood Education (ECE) option. The objective of the Early Childhood Education option is to prepare students to provide developmentally appropriate services for young children in public and private institutions and agencies, such as Head Start, child care centers, schools, or family child care homes. PROGRAM MISSION The Education Program at Kennebec Valley Community College subscribes to the philosophy that each child must be given the opportunity to experience success and to achieve excellence by performing at one's personal best. This philosophy is based on the premise that young children and learners with special needs must have engaging and challenging learning experiences that will assure them of the opportunity to lead rewarding lives within the school environment as they grow toward becoming well-adjusted, contributing members of their communities. EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES The primary goal of the Education Program is to prepare a workforce of knowledgeable and skilled paraprofessionals who will provide instructional assistance for young children and for students with special needs. By supplying high quality para-educator training, the Education Program can positively impact the lives of children, enabling them to perform at their personal best academically as well as socially. PROGRAM OUTCOMES EDUCATION PROGRAM Early Childhood Education 1. All students will demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors with children, colleagues, and families in early childhood settings grounded in the history, NAEYC Code of Ethics, and generally accepted ongoing evolution of the field. 2. All students will demonstrate with increasing skill, a philosophy of working with young children in a developmentally appropriate manner considering the children's age, individual development, and social and cultural context. 3. All students will demonstrate skill in completing observations of children, recording them in an objective manner, and applying the data gathered to planning for typically and atypically developing children. 4. All students will plan and implement environments, lesson plans, and curriculum to support young children's development in all domains. 5. All students will identify community resources available to support themselves, children, and families for ongoing growth and development. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Graduates of the Early Childhood Education option receive the Associate in Applied Science degree and are prepared to seek leadership roles in agencies serving young children. A CDA certificate (training offered through the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program) will result in credit for three courses within the Early Childhood Education option. Presentation of a completed portfolio or a current CDA earned with MRTQ courses and a certificate of completion of Maine Roads to Quality 180-hour coursework program will result in credit for three courses within the Early Childhood Education option. View more details on Kennebec Valley Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.