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Notes: (a) H OT 225 or HOT 259 can be substituted for HOT 119. Early Childhood Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) Mission The Early Childhood Program’s role is to guide individuals in acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to foster the development and constructive education of young children. The program strives to model and promote high quality early childhood education in the community. The program prepares graduates to: Goal I: Demonstrate professional knowledge of early childhood development. 1) I dentify the major milestones of social, emotional, physical, language and creative development in young children 2) A nalyze and evaluate the major theoretical perspectives of childhood development 3) I dentify, analyze and evaluate current research in the area of child development using a variety of print and electronic resources 4) A nalyze the ways in which culture, society and (chronology) integrally inform typical and atypical development Goal II: Plan, implement, assess and evaluate a developmentally appropriate curriculum that aligns with standards set forth by National Association for the Education of Y oung Children, New Y ork State Early Learning Guidelines and The NYS Prekindergarten Learning Standards. 1) D esign environments and curriculum in accordance with NAEYC Standards, NYS Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) and The NYS Prekindergarten Learning Standards 2) D emonstrate an ability to apply and utilize research-based methods of instruction and teaching st