Early Childhood Education
What Kind of Career Can You Expect?
Early childhood professionals work in child care centers, school-age programs, and preschools. Many of our graduates run their own child care facilities, often from their homes. Our graduates are trusted by parents and programs to nurture the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of young children.
Work environments can be fun, energetic, and creative—sometimes leaning toward busy and demanding. The personal fulfillment of helping young children learn is a tremendous benefit to professionals in this field.
What Skills, Traits, or Prep Classes Would be Helpful?
- A desire to serve others
- Enjoyment and appreciation of young children
- Patience, energy, and enthusiasm
- Creativity and flexibility
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A desire to learn
- Infant/child CPR and first-aid training (required)
- Criminal history background check (required)
- Tuberculosis test (required)
- You must be at least 18 years old and be a high school graduate or hold a GED
What Will You Learn to Do?
- Provide quality care and education for young children
- Understand various stages of child development
- Use learning theory to enhance your interactions with children, from birth to age eight
- Effectively teach and nurture infants and toddlers
- Develop and execute age appropriate curriculum
- Set up and maintain a healthy, safe environment
- Incorporate nutrition into meals and snacks
- Educate and partner with parents
- Supervise and administrate all aspects of a child care facility, including finances, enrollment, food service, human resources, and interagency communications.
What Else Should I Know?
This program involves classroom instruction as well as practical experience in our preschool lab or early-childhood programs throughout the community. Program includes day and evening classes. Part-time students are accommodated. Students may use their classroom to complete practicums with children if the program meets certain requirements.
What Kind of Degree(s) Can I Earn?
- Associate of Applied Science Degree - AAS (approximately two-years)
- Advanced Technical Certificate - ATC (approximately 16 months)
- Technical Certificate - TC (approximately one-year)
- Postsecondary Technical Certificate – PTC (usually less than one-year)
To Get Financial Aid:
Almost all prospective students are eligible for some kind of
financial aid, regardless of credit history, income or assets.
Program Fills Fast. Call Today! 208.562.3000
CWI delivers college credit instruction, certificates and degrees through its memorandum of understanding with College of Southern Idaho (CSI). CSI is accredited through The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCUU).
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