Early Childhood Education (AS)
Department: Education & Family Studies
Program Contact: Jessica Jones
Phone: (435) 283-7477
Email: jessica.jones@snow.edu
Department Webpage: https://www.snow.edu/academics/social_science/education-family/index.html
Program Description
The Early Childhood Education program offers specific training in the education and care of young children. The Program deepens the student's understanding of children, their families and developmentally appropriate practices while preparing students for careers in early childhood education.
The program offers a strong foundation in child development, curriculum writing, environmental planning, and guidance of young children that allows students to immediately take classroom and lab learning into the workplace to create quality developmentally appropriate learning environments.
Program Outcomes
A student who completes an associate degree in Early Childhood Education will be able to do the following.
- Students will understand the major theories of family and/or human development.
- Students will understand the normal patterns of physical, emotional, social, moral, and cognitive development across the lifespan.
- Students understand developmentally appropriate practice and strategies for positive guidance and discipline as it relates to parenting and/or education.
- Students can observe, record, and interpret children's behavior in the context of development theories.
- Students will understand aspects of the family including but not limited to consumerism, finance, food and nutrition, and relationships.