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Early Childhood Education

Arkansas Tech University

Associate's DegreeCIP: 19.0706

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The Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education is an online program designed to facilitate the completion of academic requirements for various career levels in child care and early childhood education across public and private sectors. The program's coursework fulfills the academic requirements necessary to meet the assessment guidelines for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.

Credits

60 credits

Dates

Since Apr 1990

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Russellville, Arkansas

    Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, Arkansas, 72801-2222

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingReading ComprehensionSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingWritingService OrientationComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationLearning StrategiesActive LearningPersuasion

Knowledge

English LanguageEducation and TrainingPsychologyCustomer and Personal ServicePublic Safety and SecurityMathematicsBiologyTherapy and CounselingMedicine and DentistryFood ProductionAdministration and ManagementComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionInductive ReasoningFluency of IdeasInformation OrderingOriginalityCategory FlexibilityNear VisionFar Vision

Tasks

  • Instruct children in safe behavior, such as seeking adult assistance when crossing the street and av
  • Remove hazards and develop appropriate boundaries and rules to create a safe environment for childre
  • Perform first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when required.
  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issu
  • 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.
  • Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livesto
  • Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming tech
  • Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
  • 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.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, n
  • Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
  • Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neur
  • Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attent
  • Provide feedback to patients and their families on the results of neuropsychological evaluations and recommendations.
  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  • Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the pub
  • Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of anima

Technology

Computer based training softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareWord processing softwareDesktop communications softwareVideo creation and editing softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareProject management softwareOffice suite softwareMulti-media educational softwareGeographic information systemMedical softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareInternet browser softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareData base management system softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareComputer aided design CAD software

Tools

Baby bottlesChild car safety seatsDigital medical thermometersDomestic dishwashersDryersEmergency first aid kitsIronsKitchen stovesLaptop computersMedicine dosing syringesMicrowave ovensPassenger carsPersonal computersSecurity alarm systemsVacuum cleanersAlarmsClimbing structuresDesktop computersEducational toysFire extingushersMobile telephonesAlternative computer keyboardsAudio tape recorders or playersBraille slatesBraille stylusesCommunication boardsCompact disk CD playersComputer laser printersData input scannersDigital video cameras

Work Values

RelationshipsIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognitionSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Nannies39-9011.01
  • Childcare Workers39-9011.00
  • Teaching Assistants, Special Education25-9043.00
  • Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education25-9042.00
  • Farm and Home Management Educators25-9021.00
  • Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education25-2011.00
  • Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1192.00
  • Clinical Neuropsychologists19-3039.03
  • Neuropsychologists19-3039.02
  • Psychologists, All Other19-3039.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Safe play boundaries and age-appropriate household rules — establish and consistently enforce with reduced parental oversight in a family home environment.
  • Physical and emotional warning signs in children — monitor throughout the day and flag concerns to parents using clear spoken or written updates.
  • CPR and basic first aid procedures — perform with confidence when required in a residential setting, maintaining current certification independently.
  • Healthy eating habits and toilet-training routines — guide children through daily practice using encouragement and age-appropriate explanation.
  • Rest schedules across multiple children of different ages — coordinate and adjust flexibly to meet individual sleep needs during a standard care day.
  • Arts-and-crafts projects and structured reading activities — plan and lead independently to promote language and creative development in preschool-aged children.
  • Nutritionally balanced meals — prepare and serve for children following household dietary preferences and any documented allergy requirements.
  • Conflict resolution and sharing behaviors — coach children through peer disagreements using calm redirection and consistent modeling of respectful communication.
  • Incident and daily-activity logs — compose using word processing software to keep parents accurately informed of the child's progress and any concerns.
  • Time across multiple care responsibilities — manage using scheduling software to ensure meals, activities, naps, and pickups run on time each day.

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
69%
Placement Rate
97%