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Early Childhood Education Program

Early childhood professionals act as parent substitutes and are responsible for the care, safety, and personal conduct of the children in their charge. In addition to providing for children's health, safety, and basic needs, early childhood professionals foster learning in young children by planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences. They create a homelike atmosphere by offering support and counsel, and by providing for the physical necessities of the children in their care. Childcare settings include home settings, preschool or nursery school Center settings, Head Start, and public schools. Position titles and the amount of responsibility vary: nanny, childcare or nursery school worker/attendant, classroom or recreational aide, classroom assistant or preschool teacher, paraprofessional, owner, and/or director of a childcare facility.

View the Early Childhood Education program guide

Department Chair
Kathryn G. Ruby
(810) 989-5692

Department Secretary
Patty A. Macey
(810) 989-5707

Early Childhood Education Discipline Coordinator
Kathryn G. Ruby
(810) 989-5692

“I’d recommend an SC4 education to others going into this field because of the convenience, great instructors, and the individual attention. After graduation, I ran my own daycare center for six years. Now I just love working with the little ones in my work as a preschool teacher.”

Judy Shannon, Preschool Teacher,
E.O.C. Building Blocks at M-TEC, SC4 Port Huron Campus
Associate in early childhood education, SC4 1995

The associate degree program is designed to qualify you for positions such as:

Paraprofessional
Classroom assistant or preschool teacher
Classroom or recreational aide
Child care or nursery school worker
Mother's helper or nanny

Career opportunities a graduate of the early childhood education associate degree program can achieve with experience and additional training include:

Owner and/or director of a child care facility
Head Start and/or preschool teacher

The CDA program is designed to qualify you for entry level positions such as

Child care teacher/assistant teacher
Family child care provider
Group home day care provider
Head Start teacher assistant
Nanny/au pair
Foster parent

Career Resources
SC4 Career Services
(810) 989-5520
Michigan Career Portal
Bureau of Labor Satistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS)
O*net Online!