Early Childhood Education Program

Our College Prepares You for a Early Childhood Education Career in Less than Two Years!

Associate in Specialized Business Degree Program: Early Childhood Education
Available at Dickson City, Hazleton, Pottsville, and Sunbury

The McCann School of Business and Technology prepares college graduates of the Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education program for entry-level positions as teaching assistants and child care givers in nursery schools, pre-schools, and primary school grades. They can also pursue positions in child day care centers. Our college also encourages graduates to seek career opportunities in public and private schools, day care centers, and child oriented Head Start programs.

Upon successful completion, graduates will be able to:

Provide individualized classroom instruction to children and instruct young students using the teacher’s lesson plan
Assist and supervise students in both a public or private classroom setting
Create and maintain a positive learning environment that is both encouraging and uplifting for young students
Follow the instruction guidelines and time-tested practices used for working with, caring for, and educating infants, toddlers, and early-school-age children
Provide care, assistance and support for students with special needs or learning disabilities
Learn how to tailor lesson plans to fit the needs of individual students or a particular class

Our college degree training program teaches students how to effectively educate and influence young children. Our classes help students develop positive, encouraging and accommodating teaching techniques that can be used in a variety of learning environments. Students are taught that young children can be somewhat fragile and impressionable. This is why it is crucial for early childhood education specialists to remain positive, cheerful, helpful and empathetic at all times. Despite the growing influence of technology-based education tools in the academic field, many early childhood development teaching methods have remained effective, even after several decades.

The McCann School of Business and Technology’s Early Childhood Education program training is available at all of our campus locations in the state of Pennsylvania, which includes Dickson City, Hazleton, Pottsville, and Sunbury. At each of our schools, we teach students the many different lessons that they must know to find entry level careers in the early childhood education and development field.

Early Childhood Education training classes teach students the many different facets of this field, including the different ways in which children’s intellectual maturity develops – emotionally, socially, physically and cognitively. Professional educators are trained to positively influence young children during this crucial stage of their educations. Teachers are also trained to interact and communicate with the parents of a child. This relationship can powerfully influence a child’s learning abilities.

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