• Some classes have entry requirements not listed here. Talk to a faculty adviser.

• Early Childhood Initial Certificate
• Infant Toddler Certificate
• Family Childcare Certificate
• School-Age Certificate
• Early Childhood Education AAS
• Paraeducator AAS

• This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
• Certificate programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
• AAS degree programs emphasize preparation in specific job skills required for entry-level employment.
• Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
• Students attending only in the evening must remember it is likely to take longer than two years to complete program.
• Coursework is highly interactive and includes field-based internships.
• Some classes are offered in self-paced, lab setting.

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1. Manage classrooms and guide learner behavior by implementing strategies that build social competence in learners, utilizing additional resources and outside agencies when appropriate.
2. Demonstrate cultural competence through self-awareness, action for social equity, knowledge of individual students and their cultural groups, and application of best teaching practices.
3. Utilize knowledge of child development to construct and implement curriculum that effectively addresses the needs of diverse learners as individuals and in groups. Able to integrate content knowledge into environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging for all learners.
4. Conduct themselves in accordance with current governing policies, professional standards and ethical codes of the education profession by articulating a philosophy and rationale for decisions using a cyclical process of theory, action and reflection.
5. Observe, document and assess learning and teaching to support the success and progress of diverse learners, and use data to reflect on the effectiveness of their own teaching.
6. Know about, understand and value different family structures and cultural backgrounds, which they use to establish and maintain reciprocal and authentic family and community partnerships that best support student learning.

1. Manage classrooms and guide learner behavior by implementing strategies that build social competence in learners, utilizing additional resources and outside agencies when appropriate.
2. Demonstrate cultural competence through self-awareness, action for social equity, and knowledge of individual students and their cultural groups and application of best teaching practices.
3. Utilize knowledge of child development to construct and implement curriculum that effectively addresses the needs of diverse learners as individuals and in groups. Able to integrate content knowledge into environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging for all learners.
4. Conduct themselves in accordance with current governing policies, professional standards and ethical codes of the education profession by articulating a philosophy and rationale for decisions using a cyclical process of theory, action and reflection.
5. Observe, document and assess learning and teaching to support the success and progress of diverse learners. Use data to reflect on the effectiveness of their own teaching.
6. Know about, understand and value different family structures and cultural backgrounds, which are used to establish and maintain reciprocal and authentic family and community partnerships that best support student learning.