Early Childhood Development Program
The Early Childhood Development program provides students with a
fundamental understanding of the principles of early childhood
development as well as experience in the application of these
principles.
The Early Childhood Development courses and programs are designed to
prepare students for employment in Early Childhood positions.
A broad range of employment opportunities in state supported or
private programs are available by fulfilling the various
certificates and degree requirements. Family child care
providers can benefit from courses designed to advance their skills
both as providers and entrepreneurs of their own in-home business.
The ECD program offers an AA degree in Early Childhood
Development, an AA Degree Early Childhood Intervention and an AS-T
transfer degree in Early Childhood Development as well as
certificates. The degrees prepare students to become teachers
of young children in a variety of preschool and educational
settings. The program is relevant for preschool and elementary
school teachers, educational program directors, recreation leaders,
and family child care providers. Students will have the
opportunity to complete their lab hours required by the program in
the Early Childhood Lab center on the Chabot campus.
The Early Childhood program offers many support services for
their ECD students. We offer ECD courses in Spanish, provide
information about the California Child Development permit, a limited
textbook lending library, help you develop an ECD professional
development plan and specialized programs for students currently
working in an Early Childhood facility. For more
information contact our Professional Development coordinators or ECD
faculty.
Professional Development Coordinators
A Professional Development Coordinator can
- Help you learn more about the Early Childhood Profession
- Assist in preparing your ECD Professional Development Plan
- Help you get your foreign transcript evaluated
- Provide information about the Child Development Permit matrix
- Assist with your application for a Child Development Permit
- Provide information about the Child Development Training Consortium
- Provide information and enroll applicants in the Child Development
Cohort Programs
- Help you gain information about the
Mentor Teacher program
Contact the Chabot College Professional Development Coordinators for more
information
Ana Del Aguila (se habla espanol)
510-723-7284
Bldg 400 Room 402V
adelaguila@chabotcollege.edu
Christie Verarde
510-723-7629
Bldg 400, Room 402A
cverarde@chabotcollege.edu
