Short Early Childhood Education Certificate of Specialization, Award of Completion
This award is recognized on the Education Matrix of Washington State’s Department of Early Learning (DEL) as meeting the requirement for the State-awarded Short ECE Certificate of Specialization for (a) Early Childhood Education or (b) Infant/Toddler Care. This is a “Stackable” Award. Building upon the Initial ECE Certificate, it further provides the student with strong foundations in child development as well as appropriate practices for listening to, caring for, guiding, and engaging in developmentally appropriate educational and cultural practices with Infants/Toddlers or Preschoolers. This Award may exceed the federal Head Start requirement for a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. The Infant/Toddler Specialization may meet the Early Head Start requirement for lead teachers. Students should check with their Head Start administration to ensure that this Short Certificate of Specialization meets their individual Tribe’s education requirement.
Requirements
Required (13 Credits)
| ECED 101 | Introduction to Early Childhood Education | 5 |
| ECED 114 | Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 5 |
| ECED 197 | Practicum I: Expressing Warmth to Children | 3 |
Requirements, Choose Between Two Short Early Childhood Education Options (9 Credits)
Short Early Childhood Education Outcomes
Promoting child development and learning
Students will be able to...
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of children’s characteristics and needs.
- Create safe, healthy, respectful, challenging, and culturally supportive environments for learning.
Building family and community relationship
Students will be able to...
- Describe and reflect upon family and community characteristics within Native Communities.
- Support and empower families and communities
Teaching and learning
Students will be able to...
- Use developmentally and culturally effective approaches
- Build meaningful, culturally engaged curriculum
Integrity, advocacy, warmth, joy, and attention to children (Commonly referred to as “professionalism”)
Students will be able to…
- Identify with and involve selves in the early childhood field, engaging in continuous, collaborative learning.
- Display warmth, joy, and attention with a commitment to relationship-based care and education.
Total Credit Hours: 22