Early Childhood Education - Lane Community College

Early Childhood Education from Lane Community College is a Campus Associate Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Purpose To prepare students for successful careers as childcare professionals in a variety of settings such as for-profit and not-for-profit childcare centers, on-site childcare centers in the business community, university and community college laboratory programs, government sponsored programs such as Head Start and Even Start, and in a family childcare business operated from their own home. Learning Outcomes The graduate will: plan and carry out developmentally appropriate curriculum activities for children, ages infants through kindergarten. choose age appropriate guidance methods to enhance the child's development of self-worth, self-esteem, problem-solving skills and abilities for day-to-day life. design and effectively use environments that maximize children's abilities to make choices, explore personal power, develop empathy and caring behaviors, learn responsible roles for the classroom and appropriate relationships with others. assist parents with skill-building in the areas of guidance, nutrition, and appropriate activity choices, and work effectively in a variety of roles with children and families. facilitate the operation of childcare programs ranging from working with children and families to administration and management. develop research skills and confidence to access information using print and computer resources, specifically the Internet, the library's on-line catalog and basic library reference sources. master application of basic mathematics to use in everyday life and business transactions, including measurement, introduction of probability and statistics, reading graphs and tables, and signed numbers. View more details on Lane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.