Day care programs, nursery schools, Head Start, child development centers, kindergartens, after school programs, programs for children with special needs This program gives students a basic understanding of the needs of young children and trains them to implement quality pre-school programming. Have satisfactory police or government record check to indicate no prior child abuse or neglect record. Attend a Career Talk session for the major.
Several courses qualify for recertification in early childhood.
Students desiring to obtain Head Start certification must document 480 contact hours with children.