Overview

This innovative Early Care and Education online program puts theory into practice and offers knowledge and skills that you can apply at work every day — in the classroom and beyond.

Our program is offered by the University of Washington College of Education, one of the top schools of education in the nation. Students and instructors discuss how the program helps to optimize childhood development in an early learning setting.

Features

Learn from the latest research in early childhood education and gain practical training from experts in the field.
Our program offers a great return on investment. The per-credit costs are about the same or lower than many similar degrees, and students are eligible for financial aid and scholarships.
Get the help you need — from tech support and personalized guidance to a network of peers, advisors and instructors — to complete your degree and realize your goals.
With course content you can access online at any time and a schedule designed to support work/life balance, you can work and earn your degree at the same time.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Equity in Early Care & Education
Engaging Interactions and Environments: Instructionally Supportive Interactions
Engaging Interactions and Environments: Social and Emotional Support and Well-Organized Classrooms
Research in Early Care and Education
Social Policy in Early Care and Education
Family and Community Engagement
Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

87 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Education Early Childhood Education View 170 other Bachelors in Education in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You may apply to the UW using one of two applications — ApplyWeb or the Common App.
All freshman applicants will self-report their courses on the application.
Essay prompt & short response
Application fee
The UW no longer requires SAT or ACT scores for most applicants. Homeschooled applicants and applicants who come from schools with non-standard grading practices that do not have letter or numeric grades are still required to submit SAT or ACT scores.
Regardless of whether you are applying as a U.S. or international student, if you have attended a school outside of the U.S. that follows a national compulsory curriculum, you are required to upload a scanned, unofficial copy of your transcript for grade levels 9 and higher as part of your application.
No interviews/demonstrated interest & no letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

44640 USD / year

≈ 44640 USD / year
Out-of-State

44640 USD / year

≈ 44640 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13406 USD / year

≈ 13406 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Early Care and Education.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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