Early Childhood Education Teacher
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate Program prepares the student to provide service in the care, development and instruction of children in a licensed early care and education program. The certificate requires the completion of 30-31 units of which 27 are in required courses. An additional 3-4 units minimum must be selected from restricted electives. A grade of "C" or better is required in each course taken. In many of the courses taken in this program, students will study, observe and learn utilizing the Child Development Laboratory Instructional Classrooms. This certificate plus 16 units of general education and 175 days of 3+ hours per day experience will meet the Title V Child Development Permit, Teacher level requirements.
Early Childhood Education Teacher Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
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Art Therapists
Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 38,840
- High salary: 120,050
- Average salary: 65010
Childcare Workers
High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 22,900
- High salary: 44,560
- Average salary: 32050
Clinical Neuropsychologists
Post-doctoral training
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 51,410
- High salary: 163,570
- Average salary: 117580
All Careers in Early Childhood Education Teacher (11)
| Clinical Neuropsychologists | Post-doctoral training | Stable | 117,580 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychologists | Post-doctoral training, Doctoral degree | Stable | 117,580 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 77,280 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 72,090 |
| Art Therapists | Master's degree | Rising | 65,010 |
| Music Therapists | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 65,010 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 62,340 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 61,430 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 58,120 |
| Childcare Workers | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Rising | 32,050 |
| Nannies | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Rising | 32,050 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Upon successful completion of courses leading to the Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate, the student will be able to analyze and think critically about the teacher’s comprehensive role in early learning and development settings.
- Upon successful completion of courses leading to the Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate, the student will be able to design quality early childhood programs and curriculum.
- Upon successful completion of courses leading to the Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate, the student will be able to know and understand the established as well as recent theories of child development.
- Upon successful completion of courses leading to the Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate, the student will be able to recognize and challenge issues of bias that children, individuals and families experience.
- Upon successful completion of courses leading to the Early Childhood Education Teacher Certificate, the student will be able to recognize and evaluate the interrelationships of the child, family, school and greater community.