Early Childhood Associate Degree Transfer program for B-K Major and Licensure
Do you love young children? Do you want to support creative play and foster development of young children across domains? Consider a degree and teaching license in Birth through Kindergarten Education. It is a rapidly growing field and principles in our public schools are eagerly seeking out appropriately licensed professionals to teach in the North Carolina More-at-Four preschool classrooms wave of the future!
This degree and NC teaching license is unique in that it will offer you a variety of professional opportunities as career options when you graduate. With a degree and license in Birth through Kindergarten a graduate is qualified to work in the public schools with preschool and kindergarten aged children and their families. Specifically, the NC teaching license will qualify the graduate to teach in the following settings:
- Public More-at-Four preschool classrooms
- Title One public preschool classrooms
- Exceptional Children’s preschool classrooms
- Public kindergarten classrooms
- Private early childhood settings
A person with the birth through kindergarten license and degree is also qualified to work as an early interventionist who works with infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. These early intervention services are typically offered in community-based settings including child care settings as well as family homes.
One look in our public schools today will reveal how pre-k programs for young children at-risk are a new and growing area in public schools across the state. Many schools are eager to fill these positions with appropriately licensed teachers. As the licensure area is still somewhat new, many professional opportunities are available for these graduates. The need for early childhood professionals continues to grow at an overwhelming rate and as a result, exciting scholarship opportunities are available!
Years of research continues to prove that children in quality early childhood education programs have the foundation they need to become successful in all aspects of their lives. Prepare for a career that will enable you to help change the life of a child. Learn to support the growth and development of all young children across developmental domains. Consider Birth through Kindergarten degree and licensure. The program that encourages you to play, observe, document and plan developmentally appropriate environments to support creative play and development of young children!
