Early Childhood Education

WELCOME TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AT KAUA'I COMMUNITY COLLEGE! 

This program prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to work collaboratively with young children and families in various professional capacities. The training that students receive blends theory and practice through coursework and hands-on experiences in the real world of a preschool program preparing them to become preschool teachers, assistant teachers and/or to pursue a Bachelor's degree. 

There are several pathways that students graduating with the AS can follow within the State of Hawaiʻi. Students may continue to UH West Oʻahu Bachelor in Social Science in Early Childhood Education, or UH Manoa Bachelor of Education in Elementary and Early Childhood Education or in Early Childhood and Special Education. Students who plan to transfer are strongly encouraged to seek academic advising upon admission to Kauaʻi Community College.

Professional Licensure Program

The Kauai Community College (KauCC) Early Childhood Education Program curriculum is approved by the Hawaii State Director of the Department of Human Services and meets Hawaii Administrative Rules 17-892.1-17. If you are not residing in the state of Hawaii and are taking a KauCC online course or program leading to professional licensure, KauCC cannot confirm whether the course or program meets your state’s professional licensure requirements. Please verify with the appropriate licensing board in the state you intend to practice.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted to the Early Childhood Education Program students must:

• Be qualified for ENG 100

By the beginning of the second semester, students must:

• Pass the fingerprinting and background check required by the State of Hawai‘i Department of Human Services for individuals working with young children (fee required)

Early Child Hood Part Time Schedule

PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Use knowledge of child development and of individual children to create healthy, challenging learning environments and experiences.
2. Build respectful partnerships with children, their families, and their communities.
3. Observe, document, and assess children’s development and learning in partnership with families.
4. Use supported interactions to build positive relationships and guide all children.
5. Use content knowledge and appropriate pedagogy to create/design, implement and assess learning experiences.
6. Use reflective practice to demonstrate professionalism.

GUIDED PATHWAYS TO COMPLETION

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