
Early Care and Education Birth to Second Grade
Associate Degree Program
You will learn how to implement developmentally appropriate practices based on state standards. You will also participate in practicum activities in public and private school systems and gain hands-on experience at the Delaware Tech Child Development Center. You will develop lesson plans that are sensitive to diversity and establish and maintain safe environments and programs for early childhood children. This program is approved and accredited by the Delaware Department of Education.
This program is offered at the Dover, Georgetown, and Wilmington campuses.
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.
In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare you for a position as a:
- Preschool teacher
- Child care center director
- Head Start teacher
- Early childhood curriculum coordinator
- Home/child care provider
- School age program supervisor
Note: The State of Delaware requires student teaching hours or equivalent supervised experience to qualify for employment.
What You Will Earn
Competitive salaries starting at $19,000.
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.
- Implement developmentally appropriate practices based on theories, norms and milestones associated with development in early childhood.
- Communicate information about student learning and behaviors in a collaborative manner with school, family and community members.
- Plan developmentally appropriate curriculum for quality infant/toddler, preschool and kindergarten through second grade programs in multicultural settings.
- Maintain a healthy, safe environment for children by following licensing requirements and legal issues affecting Early Childhood programs.
- Apply knowledge of the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development of birth to second grade children in a classroom setting.
- 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:
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Pursuing A Bachelor’s Degree?
This is a Connected Degree, an agreement with another institution in order to offer graduates a smooth transition into a four-year degree program.
Contact Georgetown:
Bob Kime
Department Chair
rkime@dtcc.edu
(302) 259-6568
The Delaware Department of Education has granted full approval for the Birth to Second program. However, students must transfer to a senior institution and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in order to be licensed to teach primary grades.
Contact Dover:
Jill Austin
Department Chair
jill.austin@dtcc.edu
(302) 857-1746
The Delaware Department of Education has granted full approval for the Birth to Second program. However, students must transfer to a senior institution and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in order to be licensed to teach primary grades.
Contact Wilmington:
Ernest Kulhanek
Interim Chair
ekulhane@dtcc.edu
(302) 573-5478
The Delaware Department of Education has granted full approval for the Birth to Second program. However, students must transfer to a senior institution and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in order to be licensed to teach primary grades.
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