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Early Childhood Development

Arkansas State University-Newport

CertificateCIP: 13.1210

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The Early Childhood Development program is designed to prepare students by providing coursework and practicum experiences that aid in enhancing the quality of childcare. This program also prepares students for the Child Development Associate (CDA) licensure, a nationally recognized credential in early childhood education.

Dates

Since Apr 2019

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Program Details

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingMonitoringInstructingSocial PerceptivenessReading ComprehensionLearning StrategiesCoordinationService OrientationWritingCritical ThinkingActive Learning

Knowledge

English LanguagePsychologyEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsPublic Safety and SecuritySociology and AnthropologyAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningWritten ExpressionFluency of IdeasNear VisionInformation OrderingInductive ReasoningOriginalityCategory Flexibility

Tasks

  • Provide assistance to students with special needs.
  • Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive r
  • Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips
  • Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to rei
  • Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using teaching methods such as lectures, discussions,
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students.
  • Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or with special academic interests.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among student
  • Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to perse
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying ne
  • Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and socia
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, b
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  • Deliver presentations at professional conferences.

Technology

Computer based training softwareDesktop communications softwareElectronic mail softwareData base user interface and query softwareVideo creation and editing softwareMulti-media educational softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareProject management softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareAnalytical or scientific software

Tools

Alternative computer keyboardsAudio tape recorders or playersBraille slatesBraille stylusesCommunication boardsCompact disk CD playersComputer laser printersData input scannersDesktop computersDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersEducational board gamesEmergency first aid kitsEnteral feeding equipmentEye controlled computer mouse equipmentIntercom systemsLaminating equipmentLaptop computersLiquid crystal display LCD projectorsMicrophonesAudiotape playersCompact digital camerasHandheld calculatorsLaminating machinesOptical compound microscopesOverhead display projectorsPegboardsPencil compassesPersonal computersSand tables

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsSupportRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Teaching Assistants, Special Education25-9043.00
  • Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education25-9042.00
  • Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education25-2021.00
  • Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education25-2012.00
  • Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-2011.00
  • Education Teachers, Postsecondary25-1081.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Individualized student assistance — provide targeted support to students with diverse disabilities, adapting approaches within familiar classroom routines with reduced direct oversight.
  • Behavior modification programs — implement structured behavior modification plans consistently across classroom and common-area environments, tracking outcomes for teacher review.
  • Multi-setting student supervision — manage student conduct independently across classrooms, gymnasiums, school yards, and field trips, applying established safety protocols.
  • Assistive technology support — troubleshoot and configure common assistive devices and software tools to meet individual student accessibility needs in daily school activities.
  • Sensory and perceptual-motor skill development — apply teacher-specified instructional strategies during sessions designed to improve students' motor coordination, language, or cognitive skills.
  • Small-group tutoring — facilitate recurring small-group learning sessions, reinforcing lesson concepts and adjusting pacing based on observed student comprehension.
  • Social skills instruction — teach and model socially acceptable behaviors using established techniques during structured classroom and social activities.
  • Student progress monitoring — record and summarize behavioral and academic observations using data entry software for review by the supervising special education team.
  • Coordination with support staff — collaborate routinely with teachers, therapists, and paraprofessionals to align daily support strategies for assigned students.
  • Multimedia educational software — use interactive and video-based instructional tools to supplement lessons and reinforce learning concepts in a special education setting.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
32%
Placement Rate
71%