Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program will be able to:

• practice and model effective communication, observation strategies, and partnerships with children and their families;
• apply developmentally appropriate and professionally accepted practices used in childcare or school settings which promote inclusion of children with diverse abilities;
• employ strategies to maintain a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment in childcare and school settings;
• exhibit professional conduct in an early childhood education or school setting including legal and ethical responsibilities, roles, and boundaries;
• demonstrate academic skills required of all CCV graduates, including competency in writing, information literacy, oral communication, and quantitative reasoning; and
• explore pathways and demonstrate preparedness for educational and career development in the student’s field of study.