Students receive their Staff Credential by taking the following state mandated exams from The Department of Children and Families Childcare Training:

Childcare Facility Rules & Regulations, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Growth & Development, Health, Safety, & Nutrition, Behavioral Observation & Screening, Preschool Appropriate Practices, and Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices and 600 hours of Advanced Early Childhood Training.  In addition, they apply for their National CDA and if successful receive the following:

ECPC (Early Childhood Professional Certificate), National CDA (Child Development Associate).

Upon successful completion of this program, students enrolling in an Early Childhood Education program are eligible to be rewarded 9 semester hours.

Gainful Employment Information:  Early Childcare Education

1. NAEYC Accredited Child Care Centers
2. Head Start Assistant Teacher
3. VPK Teacher
4. Teacher Assistant