Early Childhood Education - Mount Wachusett Community College

Early Childhood Education from Mount Wachusett Community College is a Campus Associate Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. In addition to attending to children?s basic needs, early childhood education professionals organize activities that stimulate children?s physical, emotional, intellectual, and social growth. They help children explore interests, develop independence, foster creativity, build self-esteem, and learn how to behave with others. MWCC?s program will prepare you to begin a career working with children ages 0-5. Benefits of MWCC?s program include a great job placement rate (90 percent of students find jobs), the option of both day and evening classes, day classes scheduled conveniently for parents of school-age children, opportunities to gain real world experience, and many excellent, local practicum sites. Career options: Graduates can work with children ages 0-5 in Head Start, preschool, daycare programs, or as classroom aides. They can also work toward becoming a center director or administrator. Program Competencies Upon graduation from these programs, students shall have demonstrated the ability to: 1. Create an environment that is healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child. 2. Design, implement, and evaluate experiences that promote positive development and learning for every young child. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of developmental domains and content in early childhood curriculum. 4. Demonstrate experience in using developmentally effective approaches based on children?s ages, characteristics, and culture. 5. Explain and analyze the importance of creating respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and involve families in their children?s development and learning. 6. Demonstrate skill and knowledge in child observation, documentation, and effective assessment strategies that positively influence the development of children. 7. Conduct themselves as members of the early childhood profession, upholding ethical guidelines and professional standards related to early childhood practice. 8. Show ability to be a reflective learner who integrates knowledge from a variety of sources. 9. Engage in informed advocacy for children and the early childhood profession. View more details on Mount Wachusett Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.