Early Childhood Education Associate in Science for Transfer
Career Technology Education (CTE) and Transfer Degree Due to a continued increase of parents in the labor force, there is an increased demand for child care workers and early childhood educators. The most recent California Child Care Portfolio (2015) indicates 63% of children aged 0-12 have parents in the labor force, but there is not enough child care centers or homes to meet child care needs. In Kern County there was an increase of 10% for subsidized child care while California overall had an increase of 1%. The Associate in Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer degree is designed to train students to work in a variety of early childhood settings. The two-year program primarily serves students desiring an
Courses
- CHDV B20 — Principles and Practices
- CHDV B21 — Child Growth and Development: Birth Through Adolescence
- CHDV B22 — Observation and Assessment-Birth Through Adolescence
- CHDV B32 — Teaching in a Diverse Society
- CHDV B36 — Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum
- CHDV B41 — Supervised Field Experience in Early Childhood Education
- CHDV B42 — Child, Family and Community
- CHDV B49 — Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition