Certificates in Early Childhood are a stepping stone into the program.  All courses taken toward an EC certificate will count towards an associate and/or bachelor degree.

Child Development Certificate

This certificate is designed for:

• Classroom Teachers (birth-five)
• Head Start/Early Head Start Teachers

There are four required courses:

• ECED 1110 Child Growth, Development and Learning (3)
• ECED 1115 Health, Safety, Nutrition   (2)
• ECED 1130 Family & Community Collaboration (3)
• ECED 1125 Assessment of Children/Evaluation of  Programs (3) OR ECED 1120 Guiding Young Children  (3)

Complete the following requirements:

• Professional Resource File
• Family Opinion
• Questionnaire
• Observation
• Oral Interview

Early Childhood Education & Family Studies Vocational Certificate

This certificate is designed for:

• Classroom Teachers (birth to five)
• Head Start/Early Head Start Teachers

Required courses include:

• BCIS 1110 Computer Literacy (3)
• ECED 1110 Child Growth, Development and Learning (3)
• ECED 2115 Intro to Language/Literacy/Reading (3)
• ECED 1115 Health, Safety, Nutrition   (2)
• ECED 1120 Guiding Young Children  (3)
• ECED 1125 Assessment of Children/Evaluation of  Programs (3)
• ECED 1130 Family & Community Collaboration (3)
• ECED 2110 Professionalism (2)
• ECED 2121 Curriculum Dev/Play-Birth to 4  (3)
• ECED 2121 Curriculum Dev/Play-Birth-4 Practicum (3)
• ECED 2130 Curriculum Development/Impl-3-Grade 3  (2)
• ECED 2131 Curr Development/Imp-3-Grd 3 Practicum (2)

Infant Family Studies Certificate

This certificate is designed for:

• Home Visitors
• Early Interventionists
• Early Head Start educators
• Child Care Infant-Toddler Teachers
• Family Child Care

There are five required courses including two practicums:

• ECED 2240/2241 Infant Toddler Growth & Development (Prenatal to 3)/Practicum
• ECED 2150/2151 Relationships & Reflective Practice in Infant Family Studies/Practicum
• ECED 2245 Effective Principles & Practices in Infant Family Studies

Students will apply for this certificate through New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) & Children Youth & Families Department (CYFD).

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Promote child development and learning
2. Build family and community relationships
3. Use observation, documentation, and assessment to support young children and families
4. Use developmentally effective approaches
5. Use content knowledge to build a meaningful curriculum
6. Become a professional

For more information please call 575-538-6307 or email ecp@wnmu.edu.