This short-term certificate has been designed for those students who wish to be employed as a teacher or teachers’ aid in a preschool, daycare, or in-home childcare setting. You may earn this certificate in just one semester and will gain a broad range of skills in behavior and classroom management, creating enriching and fun activities that encourage learning, understanding child development, fostering early literacy, and working with children with special needs.

You may build upon your coursework in this program, using the credits toward an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education.   

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Lynette Brausch
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