Montgomery College

Early Childhood Education

A.A.S. Degree Program Outcomes

Upon graduating with an Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, students will be able to:

1.  Create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments to promote

     children’s learning and development.

2.  Demonstrate knowledge of supporting and empowering families and communities through

     respectful, reciprocal relationships.

3.  Use systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a  

      responsible way to positively influence children’s learning and development.

4.  Demonstrate understanding of content areas and apply developmentally effective approaches

     to enhance children’s learning and development.

5.  Design, implement, and evaluate meaningful, challenging curricula to promote positive  

     outcomes for all young children.

6.  Identify and conduct themselves as early childhood professionals who use ethical guidelines

     and other professional standards related to early childhood practice, and who are advocates for

     sound educational practices and policies.

7.  Demonstrate excellent written, verbal, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.  Be able to   use these skills to make connections between prior knowledge/experience and new learning, identifying and using professional resources.