Early Childhood Education Master Teacher Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Early Childhood Education Master Teacher certificate, the student demonstrates knowledge, training, and skills to be a master teacher in a privately or publicly funded child care center in accordance with the Child Development Permit Matrix issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Skills demonstrated and practiced by the student include the ability to provide instruction to young children utilizing knowledge of a specialized area of early childhood education, supervise adults in the classroom, and coordinate curriculum and staff development.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Evaluate effectiveness of early childhood curriculum, classrooms, teaching strategies and how teachers involve families in their children’s development and learning to improve teaching practices for all children by completing written observations in group care settings.
2. Individualize mentoring and supervision strategies based on the roles and developmental stages of adult learners by completing a written assignment.
3. Plan, implement and evaluate a series of developmentally, linguistically and culturally appropriate activities for young children in their practicum settings.
4. Use a variety of personnel, program, and environmental assessment tools including either the Early Childhood, Infant/Toddler, School Age or Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale to inform leadership decisions in a written assignment.

Core Requirements

Complete 32 units

• ECE 21 Child and Adolescent DevelopmentUnits: 3
• ECE 24 The Developing Brain and the ECE ClassroomUnits: 3
• ECE 25 Observation and AssessmentUnits: 3
• ECE 26 Child, Family, and CommunityUnits: 3
• ECE 27 Culture and Diversity in Early Childhood EducationUnits: 3
• ECE 28 Child Health, Safety, and NutritionUnits: 3
• ECE 31A Principles and Practices of Teaching Young ChildrenUnits: 3
• ECE 31B Introduction to ECE CurriculumUnits: 3
• ECE 32A Early Childhood Education Practicum-Field ExperienceUnits: 4
• ECE 35 Adult Supervision and Mentoring in Early Care and EducationUnits: 3
• ECE 63 Child DisciplineUnits: 1

Restricted Electives

Area A

Complete 3 units selected from:

• COM ST 1A Public SpeakingUnits: 3
• ENG 1A Reading and CompositionUnits: 3
• ENG 2A Reading and Composition with SupportUnits: 4

Area B

Complete 3 units selected from:

• Associate Degree General Education Area 1B - Mathematics Units: 3
  or
• Associate Degree General Education Area 2 - Natural Sciences Units: 3

Area C

Complete 3 units selected from:

• Associate Degree General Education Area 3 - Humanities Units: 3

Area D

Complete 3 units selected from:

• Associate Degree General Education Area 6 - Awareness of Self and Society Units: 3

Area E - Special Needs, Infant Development, or Preschool

Complete 6 units selected from any ONE of the following specializations:

Special Needs

• ECE 34 Children with Special NeedsUnits: 3
• SL 1 Elementary American Sign Language IUnits: 4
• COMM DIS 1A Introduction to Communication DisordersUnits: 3
• and
• COMM DIS 1B Speech, Language and Hearing DevelopmentUnits: 3

Infant Development

• ECE 33 Infant and Toddler DevelopmentUnits: 3

Preschool

• ECE 29 ECE Creative Expression and the ArtsUnits: 3
• ECE 30 Early Childhood Experiences: Language ArtsUnits: 3
• ECE 32B Advanced ECE PracticumUnits: 4.5
• ECE 40 Constructive Math and Science in Early Childhood EducationUnits: 3

Minimum Units Required: 50

Complete all courses with a grade of “C” or better.