Nov 21, 2024  
Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog 
    
Baltimore City Community College’s 2024 - 2025 Catalog

Early Childhood Education Certificate


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This interdisciplinary certificate is designed to prepare students to administer programs for children in day care; work in government service; and work in housing, recreational, health, and social service agencies, where a basic understanding of the nature of children is combined with human services skills.

Graduates are fully qualified to manage programs based on a foundation of theory and practical application. The course of study provides training opportunities for those with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree, who seek additional credits for upgrading their employment.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100  course within the first six credits.​

Program Learning Outcomes


  • ​Define the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment

  • Research and report about assessment partnerships with families and with professional colleagues

  • Name and identify the central concepts, inquiry tools, and structures of content areas or academic disciplines

  • Identify the characteristics and needs of young children

  • Design and evaluate meaningful, challenging curricula for each child.

  • Describe and research the multiple influences on development and learning.

  • Identify and demonstrate an understanding of effective strategies and tools for early education

  • List and compose effective strategies to support and engaging families and communities through respectful, reciprocal relationships

  • Observe and evaluate an early elementary primary/grades setting for core elements of developmentally appropriate.

  • Explain and describe the diverse family and community characteristics

  • Observe and evaluate an infant and toddler program for core elements of developmentally appropriate practices

  • Explain and demonstrate how to involve families and communities in their children’s development and learning

  • Outline and construct healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments.

  • Examine and Reflect on their own practice to promote positive outcomes for each child

  • Observe and evaluate a preschool program for core element of developmentally appropriate practices

  • Examine and demonstrate how professionalism is expressed through standards for children

  • Examine and demonstrate how professionalism is expressed through standards for advocacy

  • Articulate understanding of positive relationships and supportive interactions as the foundation of their work with children

  • Examine and demonstrate how professionalism is expressed through standards for teacher preparation

  • Identify and describe developmentally appropriate teaching/learning approaches

  • Demonstrate and implement understanding of content knowledge and resources in academic disciplines

Program Total 32-35


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