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Early Care and Education (Birth to Second Grade)

Associate Degree Program

The Early Care and Education Birth to Second Grade Option combines early childhood curriculum with a focus on preparing students for transfer to a four-year institution. The curriculum consists of a balance between theoretical and practical on-site application in which students apply classroom learning in the field through hands-on experience during laboratory hours in public and private school systems. This curriculum option offers students the opportunity to work toward a four-year degree while preparing for various positions in the field of early childhood.

Offered at the following location(s): Dover, Georgetown, Wilmington

What You Can Do

Delaware Tech's Early Care and Education Birth to Second Grade degree will prepare you to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete your bachelor's degree and become certified to teach in grades Kindergarten to Second.

• Preschool teacher
• Child care center director
• Head Start teacher
• Early childhood curriculum coordinator
• Home/child care provider
• School age program supervisor

Delaware Tech's Early Care and Education Birth to Second Grade degree will prepare you to transfer to a four-year college or university to complete your bachelor's degree and become certified to teach in grades Kindergarten to Second.

Note: The State of Delaware requires student teaching hours or equivalent supervised experience to qualify for employment.

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Implement developmentally appropriate practices based on theories, norms and milestones associated with development in early childhood.
2. Communicate information about student learning and behaviors in a collaborative manner with school, family and community members.
3. Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum for quality infant/toddler, preschool and kindergarten through second grade programs in multicultural settings.
4. Maintain a healthy, safe environment for children by following licensing requirements and legal issues affecting Early Childhood programs.
5. Apply knowledge of the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development of birth to second grade children in a classroom setting.
6. Access and implement educational technology.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Pathway to Graduation

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