Accredited Online Early Childhood Education Courses

This course takes a relationship-based developmental approach to observation, screening, and assessment of young children, age's birth through eight. Students will focus on family-centered practice…

This course includes an overview of special needs children and their families. Emphasis is on prevalence of disorders, treatment modalities, community resources serving exceptional children,…

This course will examine the developing child in a societal context focusing on the interrelationship of family, school and community and emphasizes historical and sociocultural…

This course is intended for students working in an educational setting; for childcare providers; and for adults and parents who desire additional information about current…

This course presents a developmentally appropriate curriculum framework for the cognitive/language, physical, and social emotional development of infants and toddlers. Children's interactions with their environment…

An introduction to the field of early childhood education and program planning. The course will study the historical influences and current issues in planning early…

This course will provide an introduction to the Early Intervention (EI) program currently available to all children who meet criteria between the ages 0-3. Students…

This course will examine the young child's emergent use of language and will gain an understanding of literacy in children from birth to five years…

This course will provide appropriate opportunities for prospective teachers to acquire the knowledge and skill necessary to explore, experiment with, and create developmentally appropriate activities…

Students will examine how to design, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate learning environments addressing the needs of all children. This course is designed to increase…

This course presents a developmentally appropriate curriculum framework for the cognitive/language, physical, and social-emotional development of preschoolers. Students prepare to utilize evidence-based, developmentally appropriate practices…

This course is designed to acquaint students with practical matters involved in establishing and maintaining an early childhood facility. It includes topics such as determining…

This course will examine instructional strategies and developmental theory of how children's self-image and self-control are developed through individual and small-group interactions. Course material is…

A course designed for students who have had experience in children's programs. The course will emphasize the role of the supervisor or mentor in human…

In this course, students will examine the development of social identities in diverse societies including theoretical and practical implications of oppression and privilege as they…