Overview

In addition, courses in the program can help you prepare to pursue the Child Development Associate (CDA) certification sponsored by the Early Childhood Education Training Institution and the Council for Professional Recognition.

Here at American Public University System we offer an online associate degree in Early Childhood Care and Education. Knowledge gained in this online associate program can also serve as a springboard to a related baccalaureate degree.

Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:

• Describe the scope and principal theories of early childhood care and education.

• Describe how existing knowledge and practice in early childhood care and education is tested and revised.

• Use appropriate research documents on early childhood care and education, and cite appropriately.

• Demonstrate the ability to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-life settings.

• Describe his or her own cultural background and how this background has influenced his or her own beliefs and practices in the field of child development and family studies.