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Early Childhood Assistant Teacher Certificate – Apprenticeship

Red Rocks Community College

CREDENTIAL TITLE

Early Childhood Assistant Teacher Certificate - Apprenticeship

CREDENTIAL LEVEL

Undergraduate

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Education

CREDIT/NON-CREDIT # OF CREDITS (IF CREDIT BEARING)

6

INCREMENTAL CREDENTIALING FRAMEWORK APPROACHES

 Specialize As You Go
Stack As You Go
Transfer As You Go
Partner As You Go
Learn As You Go
Retro As You Go

Top Competencies/Learning Outcomes

This is a 6-credit certificate, it is part of the stacking certificates into the AAS ECE degree program of study. It is not available to EC apprentices via PLA credit as they are using PLA credit for these courses. To earn this certificate, they must take at least one course in this certificate as a residency course with the college per the requirements set forth in the PLA handbook with the Colorado Community College System.

  • Child Growth, Development, and Learning.
  • Child Observation and Assessment.
  • Family and Community Partnerships.
  • Social-Emotional Health and Development Promotion.
  • Healthy, Safety, and Nutrition.
  • Professional Practice.
  • Teaching Practice.

Credential Components

Requirements List
ECE 1011Intro to Early Childhood Education (3) or ECE 1031Guidance Strategies for Young Children (3) and Choose an ECE course for 3 credits
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 6

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