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   Early Childhood Education    
      ASSOCIATE              5 MONTHS      

Early Childhood Education

Associate    5 months

Early Childhood Education Associate Degree

If you want a job that allows you to make a difference and work with children, our online Early Childhood Education Associate Degree can help you prepare to take the first steps toward the career you want. Through accredited, flexible, online classes you can earn a degree while taking the next steps toward becoming a preschool teacher from home, on your schedule. 

  • Our Early Childhood Education Degree online can prepare students for entry-level jobs such as preschool teacher, teacher's aide, and child care professional.  

  • College-level early childhood classes cover fundamental topics including how to promote language, literacy, and social skills development for preschoolers and young children.

  • Apply what you learn with hands-on training by completing observation hours and practical application in a licensed childcare center through four required field experience modules. 

  • ECA is an official partner of Bright Horizon Family Solutions and Learning Care Group. 

  • Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

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What You Will Learn

  1. How to plan, evaluate, and design curriculum appropriate for the education of young children.

  2. How to apply best practices, observation, and assessment to enhance learning and development.

  3. How to use the power of play to meet established early childhood curriculum goals.

  4. How to work with children with special needs, including recognizing important developmental milestones.

Early Childhood Education Degree Online Curriculum

  • 4 semesters

  • 4 field experience options

  • 63 credits



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  • Estimated completion time per semester:

  • Fast track = 5 months

  • Average time = 11 months

  • With ECA, you can learn at whatever pace works best for you. Some learners will be more comfortable moving faster, and dedicating more time, and the fast track estimate will apply to them. The average track will apply to most learners who can dedicate a few hours per week to completing their coursework.

  • Our Early Childhood Education Degree online will cover the foundational concepts that are used by ECE teachers every day — including how to make lesson plans and promote language, literacy, and preschool social skills development. Your online education classes include: 


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  • Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child

  • Curriculum for Early Childhood Education

  • Working with Children with Special Needs

  • Guidance in Early Childhood Education

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