Early Childhood Education - NHTI - Concord's Community College

Early Childhood Education from NHTI - Concord's Community College is a Campus Associate Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The degree of Associate in Science with a major in Early Childhood Education will be awarded upon successful completion of the program. The vision of the Early Childhood Education Department at NHTI is \\\"Teaching, Learning, and Practice with Quality and Joy!\\\" The faculty of the Early Childhood Education program view teaching as both an emotional and intellectual process. They aim to develop within students the ability to be curious observers of children and to be thoughtful educators who develop knowledge with children through interactive learning. Faculty value intellectual challenge as a key component of developing teachers who will combine research and experience to discover answers to their questions about how children learn. Students are encouraged to share their theories about childhood through discussion, writing, projects, and use of technology. The family is valued as the child\\\'s most important teacher, and students practice forming strong relationships with families in order to support the child. The Early Childhood Education curriculum at NHTI has been developed to support these beliefs. The curriculum also follows the standards in the Guidelines for Early Childhood Education Programs in Associate Degree Granting Institutions as set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The degree meets the training and education requirements for the State of NH credential of Lead Teacher Levels 2 and 3. (Refer to the Early Childhood Professional Development System Guide for other criteria for this level.) Graduates are prepared for immediate entry as competent professionals into the field of early childhood education as teachers in NH licensed child care centers, Head Start programs, nursery schools, family child care programs, and some private kindergartens, and as paraeducators in elementary schools. Graduates may also decide to further their education at four year colleges. View more details on NHTI - Concord's Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.