Pursue a Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education at UHart. Gain hands-on experience and prepare for diverse careers in teaching. Apply now!
Program Description UHart's early childhood education program provides students with the knowledge and training to pursue a variety of careers in public and private schools as well as childcare centers and community programs. This program is distinctive by design Learning focuses on the complete early childhood span from infants through age 8. The program integrates understanding of typical and atypical child development to prepare students to teach children across the learning spectrum. Cross-disciplinary coursework includes early childhood development, psychology, sociology, and teacher preparation. Rigorous professional preparation is provided through core theory, site-based observations, real-world fieldwork experiences, and two student-teaching semesters in area schools. The degree leads to diverse early childhood careers or Connecticut teacher certification with a focus in birth to age 5 or pre-kindergarten to grade 3. Students enjoy placements with children in pre-k or kindergarten and then, depending upon areas of interest, complete another placement in either birth to pre-kindergarten or grades 1, 2, and 3. All programs help shape students' professional identify in early childhood education and develop the professional skills needed to succeed in the field. Students should be advised that this is the Direct Admission option for this program and as such does not offer conditional admission.
