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Professional Development Framework

Entry criteria:

Admission to an accredited bachelors degree or teaching credential program. Some bachelor’s degrees include preparation for a credential and some do not. Stand-alone credential programs require completion of a bachelor’s degree before admission.

Exit requirements:

Completion of all requirements for the degree or credential program, typically a minimum of 120 semester credits. Advisor guidance ensures that students take only applicable coursework.

Positions in the Early Childhood at this level:

Kindergarten & Primary teachers, Preschool teachers, Training coordinators, Educational Consultants in child care, Early Interventionists, Family Service Coordinators, Child Care Administrators. Public school teaching requires a teaching credential but many other early childhood positions do not.

Sources for information:

Bachelors in Early Childhood (with or without initial certification)
http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/education/earlychildhood

Non Credential option:
Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies or Child Development (without certification)
http://www.uaf.edu

Early Childhood teaching Credential added to a bachelor’s degree:
http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education/eceendor.html

To add 12 credits to a recent Credential program for an M.A.T. degree
http://www.uas.alaska.edu/education/mat/ecemat.html

National NAEYC Standards - NAEYC

Level Five Core Knowledge/Content Standards