Early Care and Education (12 credits)
This specialization is open to students majoring or minoring in Early Childhood Education. As part of their work, students will focus on curriculum planning in daycare with infants and toddlers, or preschoolers or school-age children. Included in the administration course is a one-day-a-week practicum with a daycare administrator, advocate, or policy planner. In completing this specialization, the student will have completed the coursework to be Director I qualified (Massachusetts Office of Child Services Regulations).
Requirements
I. Required core:
| CEDUC 3360 | Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers | 3 |
| CEDUC 3702 | Junior Practicum and Seminar in Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| CEDUC 4357 | Problems and Issues in Early Care and Education | 3 |
| CEDUC 4358 | Administration and Leadership in Programs Providing Early Care and Education | 3 |
II. Practicum:
One practicum experience must be in a daycare setting.